CMS Releases 21 New Nursing Home Datasets

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

CMS released 21 Nursing Home Datasets on December 8th and 9th, 2021.

FY 2022 SNF VBP Facility-Level Dataset

This dataset contains facility-specific performance information for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program. Included are baseline period (FY 2018) and performance period (April 1, 2019, through December 1, 2019)

Last updated: Dec 2, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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FY 2022 SNF VBP Aggregate Performance

This table contains aggregate level information for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program.

Last updated: Dec 2, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccination Rates – State and National Averages

State and National averages for facility resident and healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rates. Data are presented as one row per state or territory plus a row for national averages.

Last updated: Dec 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 9, 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccination Rates – Provider Data

Current resident and healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rates. Data are presented as one row per provider.

Last updated: Dec 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 9, 2021

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Provider Information

General information on currently active nursing homes, including number of certified beds, quality measure scores, staffing and other information used in the Five-Star Rating System. Data are presented as one row per nursing home.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program – National Data

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) provide Medicare Part A SNF services to beneficiaries and must report data on certain measures of quality to Medicare through the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP). This file contains national averages on quality measures implemented under the IMPACT Act.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program – Swing Beds – Provider Data

Non-Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) with swing beds are hospitals that provide Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) services to beneficiaries and must report data on certain measures of quality to Medicare through the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP). This file contains a list of the swing bed units participating in the SNF QRP, as well as their results on quality measures implemented under the IMPACT Act.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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MDS Quality Measures

Measures of the quality of resident care in nursing homes that are based on the resident assessments that make up the nursing home Minimum Data Set (MDS). Each row contains a specific quality measure for a specific nursing home and includes the 4-quarter score average and scores for each individual quarter.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program – Provider Data

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) provide Medicare Part A SNF services to beneficiaries and must report data on certain measures of quality to Medicare through the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP). This file contains a list of SNFs, as well as their results on the quality of resident care measures implemented under the IMPACT Act.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Penalties

A list of the fines and payment denials received by nursing homes in the last three years.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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State-Level Health Inspection Cut Points

State-specific ranges for the weighted health inspection score for each health inspection star rating category. Data are presented as one row per state or territory.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Fire Safety Deficiencies

A list of nursing home fire safety citations in the last three years, including the nursing home that received the citation, the associated inspection date, citation tag number and description, scope and severity, the current status of the citation and the correction date. Data are presented as one citation per row.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Medicare Claims Quality Measures

Measures of the quality of resident care in nursing homes that are based on Medicare claims data. Each row contains a specific quality measure for a specific nursing home and includes the risk-adjusted score.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Nursing Home Data Collection Intervals

This table lists the data collection periods for the measures of Quality of Resident Care displayed for Nursing Homes including Rehab Services as well as the intervals for complaint citations and citations on focused infection inspections. It also includes the data collection period for the nursing home staffing measures. The data collection periods for some short-stay measures differ slightly from the measure periods in the MDS Quality Measure file due to the look-back periods for these measures.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Health Deficiencies

A list of nursing home health citations in the last three years, including the nursing home that received the citation, the associated inspection date, citation tag number and description, scope and severity, the current status of the citation and the correction date. Data are presented as one citation per row.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Inspection Dates

A list of nursing home inspection dates in the past three years, including health inspections, fire safety inspections, complaint inspections and infection control inspections

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Citation Code Look-up

This is a look-up table for nursing home inspection citations, providing a text description for each citation or tag code.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Survey Summary

Nursing home summary information for nursing home health and fire safety inspections in the last three years, including dates of the three most recent inspections (including those with no citations), and counts of citations, overall and within specified categories. Data are presented as one inspection per provider. Note that citation counts do not include citations from complaint inspections.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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State US Averages

A list of a variety of averages for each state or territory as well as the national average, including each quality measure, staffing, fine amount and number of deficiencies. Each row displays a specific state…

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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Ownership

A list of ownership information for currently active nursing homes.

Last updated: Nov 1, 2021

• Released: Dec 8, 2021

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