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CMS Care Compare update delayed

The CMS Care Compare site was scheduled to refresh with new nursing home Five-Star ratings around Jan. 29. Perhaps due to the White House’s freeze on federal communications, the refresh did not occur. Key updates to the January refresh were to include several quality measures that have been frozen since April 2024, four new measures and updated Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) staffing data. In addition, the scheduled January refresh was expected to incorporate a new penalty for providers that failed to submit accurate staffing data.

According to the American Health Care Association, no information is available at this time to determine when updated Five-Star information will be released. IHCA will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates to members when data is available.

For questions, contact Brenda Irlbeck, VP, Quality Improvement and Regulatory Compliance, at 515-978-2204.