CMS strengthens its five star quality rating system
MDS 3.0 Insider, February 27, 2015
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release, giving detail to how it has strengthened the Five Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes on the Nursing Home Compare website to give families more precise and meaningful information on quality when they consider facilities for themselves or a loved one. The announcement also marks an important milestone to achieving the goal of implementing further improvements to the Five Star system in 2015, as the Administration announced last October.
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