Six new quality measures (QMs) in the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program are included in publicly reported data on Nursing Home Compare as of the site’s October 28 update.

The updates include data from all of 2019 for assessment-based measures and from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2019 for claims-based measures. The new publicly reported QMs are:

• Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers/pressure injuries that are new or worsened
• Percentage of residents whose medications were reviewed and who received follow-up care when medication issues were identified
• Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves at discharge
• Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to move around at discharge
• Change in residents’ ability to care for themselves
• Change in residents’ ability to move around