[Old but important news] Consumer alerts added to the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five Star Quality Rating System

[Old but important news] Consumer alerts added to the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five Star Quality Rating System
CMS; 10/7/19
Adding an “abuse icon” to facilities cited for abuse: Every nursing home resident deserves be treated with respect at all times. Abuse is never acceptable and CMS is very concerned about incidents related to abuse (including neglect and exploitation) in nursing homes. ... As part of this strategy, we want to make it easier for consumers to identify facilities with instances of non-compliance related to abuse. To do this, in October 2019, we are adding an icon to highlight facilities that meet the following criteria: 1) Facilities cited for abuse where residents were found to be harmed (Scope/Severity of G or higher) on the most recent standard survey, or on a complaint survey within the past 12 months; or 2) Facilities cited for abuse where residents were found to be potentially harmed (Scope/Severity of D or higher) on the most recent standard survey or a complaint survey within the past 12 months, and on the previous (i.e., second most recent) standard survey or on a complaint survey in the prior 12 months (i.e., from 24 months ago to 12 months ago).
Publisher's Note: With apologies for "old news", this was "new news" to me - i.e., that Care Compare for Nursing Facilities includes a "red stop hand" and a "yellow triangle warning" to warn consumers of poor performers. When might this be added to Care Compare for Hospice, and what criteria might be used?