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Our experts have summarized important information you need to know regarding recent changes by CMS.
Five-Star Changes
Effective with the July 2022 refresh, CMS is modifying the methodology for calculating the Staffing Star Rating, which will now be based on six separate staffing measures. Along the same lines as the way Quality Measures are calculated, points will now be assigned based on a SNFs performance on each the six measures. The points are added together, and the total staffing score is compared to the staffing rating points threshold to assign a rating of one to five stars. Previously, only the first two measures were used to determine a facility Staffing Star Rating. These new six measures include:
· Total nurse staffing levels
· RN staffing levels
· Total nurse staffing levels on weekend
· Total nurse turnover
· Registered Nurse turnover
· Administrator turnover
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