The January 2019 Nursing Home Compare (NHC) Refresh, including quality measure results based on the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) data submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is available.

The updated SNF quality measure results are based on data submitted to CMS between:

2017 Quarter 2 to 2018 Quarter 1

• Application of Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury (Long Stay) (#0674)
• Percent of Residents or Patients with Pressure Ulcers That Are New or Worsened (Short Stay) (NQF #0678)
• Application of Percent of Long-Term Care Hospital Patients with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment and a Care Plan That Addresses Function (#2631)

2016 Quarter 4 to 2017 Quarter 3

• Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary – Post-Acute Care (PAC) Skilled Nursing Facility Measure
• Discharge to Community- Post Acute Care (PAC) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP)

As a reminder, CMS announced in October 2018 that it will not publish a sixth previously-posted quality measure, Potentially Preventable 30-Day Post-Discharge Readmissions, at this time. Additional time will allow for more testing to determine if modifications to the measure and method of displaying it are needed. This additional testing will ensure that the future publicly reported measure is thoroughly evaluated so NHC users have an accurate picture of provider quality. While this additional testing is conducted, CMS will not post reportable data for this measure, including each SNF’s performance, as well as the national rate.

Please visit the Nursing Home Compare website to view the updated quality data.

For more information, visit the CMS SNF Quality Public Reporting webpage.