State survey agencies conduct health surveys of Medicare certified facilities about once a year on behalf of the federal government. Protecting residents from physical and mental abuse.Hiring enough quality staff to provide adequate care.Medicare Certified Skilled Nursing Facilities as well as VA Community Living Centers must meet standards set by the federal government to protect residents. What goes into the CLC Compare Report Health Surveys The Medicare Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (PDF) and Nursing Home Checklist (PDF) may help with questions to ask when visiting a facility. Residents and families should use the star ratings, together with other sources of information such as a personal visit or a discussion with a clinical provider that understands the resident’s needs and the capabilities of a facility. Using the star rating with other information The star rating system can give important information about topics that residents and families find important, but isn’t a substitute for visiting a facility.
We are working on the remaining 5 and plan to release those over the next year once they are available. For instance, VA is only able to report 11 out of 16 Medicare quality measures for skilled nursing facilities.
The CLC Compare replicates Medicare’s five-star rating method as closely as possible, but is still a “work in progress”. These CLC ratings are based on:Įach of these 3 domains are assigned a star rating, and, in addition, an overall 5-Star rating calculated to allow as close of a comparison to community nursing homes as possible. VA’s Community Living Center (CLC) Compare Report features a star rating system adapted from Medicare’s Five Star Rating Methodology that gives each facility a rating between 1 and 5 stars.
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