Nursing Home Star Ratings and end-of-life care quality: Lessons learned from the Veterans Health Administration

Nursing Home Star Ratings and end-of-life care quality: Lessons learned from the Veterans Health Administration
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association; by Joan Carpenter, Daniel Kinder, Dawn Smith, Mary Ersek, Melissa Wachterman, Joshua Thorpe, Donald R Sullivan, Jennifer Bailey, Scott Shreve, Ann Kutney-Lee; 6/24
Our findings suggest that the current [VA nursing homes, known as Community Living Centers (CLCs)] star rating system is not sufficient to assess the quality of EOL care. [The VA's Bereaved Family Survey (BFS)] scores, or a comparative EOL quality of care measure, should be integrated into CLC quality rating systems.
Publisher's Note: If the VA is recommending an EOL quality measure into their Nursing Home Star Rating, should Medicare?