REVISED Five Star Technical Users’ Guide: October 2020
CMS is resuming the updating of PBJ-based Five Star ratings on Nursing Home Compare.
In addition, this Guide suppresses rating for facilities not reporting by August 14 or with 4 or more days with no RNs, but resumes the 1 star downgrade in January 2021 for facilities not reporting to PBJ or having 4 or more days with no RN.
Finally, there is an adjustment to case-mix to concur with the staffing timeframes.