StarPRO significantly enhanced the Staffing portion of its application meeting all the latest changes to Staffing ratings implemented by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published new guidance in July 2022 for calculating staffing stars in the public-facing rating system. It incorporates total nurse staffing on weekends; annual RN and total nurse turnover; and administrator turnover.
The guidance also tightens up which facilities can get an extra star for above-average staffing. Instead of awarding an additional star for facilities with a 4-star staffing rating, CMS will now reserve that privilege for facilities with 5-star staffing ratings only.
“Our market position is to be a leader in adopting all relevant industry changes as quickly as possible. This unexpected change in the way Staffing star ratings would be calculated was challenging, but our development team worked quickly to implement the changes to our online application ensuring our clients have access to even more relevant and current data.” said Spencer Blackman StarPRO Director of Products.
See this more detailed industry related article featuring StarPRO Director of Products, Spencer Blackman: https://www.mcknights.com/news/thousands-of-nursing-homes-face-lower-five-star-ratings-with-changes-to-staffing-stars/