CMS to Crack Down on Staffing

Mar 5, 2019 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Survey & FTags for Staffing

CMS to Crack Down on Staffing, Separate Short- and Long-Term Stays in SNF Star Rating Overhaul

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday announced stricter standards for its consumer-facing nursing home ratings, including a lower threshold for staffing penalties and new separate ratings for short-term and long-term stays.

Starting April 24, CMS will automatically hand out one-star staffing ratings to buildings that have four or more days in a quarter with no registered nurse on site, down from the current seven-day standard.

“Nurse staffing has the greatest impact on the quality of care nursing homes deliver, which is why CMS analyzed the relationship between staffing levels and outcomes,” the agency said in a Tuesday statement announcing the new rules for the Five-Star Quality Rating System.

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Skilled Nursing News

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March 5, 2019

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Spanko, Alex. “CMS to Crack Down on Staffing, Separate Short- and Long-Term Stays in SNF Star Rating Overhaul.” Skilled Nursing News, 5 Mar. 2019, skillednursingnews.com/2019/03/cms-to-crack-down-on-staffing-separate-short-and-long-term-stays-in-snf-star-rating-overhaul.

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