If you’re looking for the Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System Technical Users’ Guide that includes the changes coming with the July 30, 2025 refresh to Care Compare, then look no further.
Per the guide:
July 2025 Revisions
Effective with the July 2025 refresh: CMS is implementing a change to the methodology for calculating the health inspections domain, shifting from using the three most recent standard health inspection surveys to the two most recent standard health inspection surveys to calculate health inspection ratings. CMS will continue to use a three-year lookback period for complaint and infection control inspections. For more details on the updated methodology, please review the “Health Inspection Domain” section of this document.
CMS is updating the risk-adjustment models for the four claims-based measures to add risk adjustors using variables from Section GG (resident’s functional ability) in the Minimum Data Set (MDS). To minimize the impact of this change, CMS is revising the thresholds for the claims-based measures to maintain the same distribution by points based on data from the April 2025 refresh.
Download the Five Star Users’ Guide – Updated July 2025 (PDF).
Join CMSCG for a Pharmscript webinar on July 24, 2025 from 2PM-3PM EST, “Survey Readiness – Trends & Regulatory Changes” to ensure you’re prepared for your next survey and the impact it will have on your Five-Star Quality Rating.
Now’s the time to ensure your facility’s next survey outcome is a great one. Contact CMS Compliance Group, Inc. to discuss our nursing home survey consulting services, including mock surveys, quality monitoring, and other survey readiness services.
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