Overview

The Five Star Report plots the major components of the CMS 5 star rating through time.

Health inspections

This section shows the CMS reported Health Inspection score.

They have not released new scores since the change in methodology in late November 2017.

Lower numbers are better here.

Combined quality measures

This section shows our estimate of the % of total possible Quality points earned by a provider or group.

Since 2009 CMS has increased the number of possible points a provider could earn from 136 to 1600. We show the % of possible points to be able to better compare performance through time.

Higher numbers are better here.

Total staffing HPRD

This is the total staffing HPRD reported to CMS. It includes RN, LPN/LVN, & CNA HPRD measures.

You can’t really tell good or bad staffing levels from this chart. It doesn’t include an analysis of the facility’s resident acuity. Generally higher is better but if you get too high it makes it difficult for a provider to continue operating. Similarly it can be too low to adequately care for residents appropriately. Another thing that makes operating a SNF challenging.

RN HPRD

This is the RN HPRD measure as reported to CMS.

Use with providers

Comparing a provider against a single group

When you compare a provider against a single group we show you 5 charts. 4 line charts and 1 bar chart.

The top left line chart shows the raw data for the provider.

In the top right line chart we add the data for every provider in the group.

For the bottom left chart we take the average of all the providers in the group and show it against the data for the provider.

The bottom right chart is the plot of the rank of the provider in the group through time. Higher is better.

The bar chart shows the percentile the provider is in versus the group.

Beneath each plot we highlight some interesting things about the providers performance.

Comparing a provider against multiple groups

Right now we just plot the provider against the first group. We are working on an update that will compare the provider against every selected group.

Selecting & changing the provider

Choose a provider from the Analyze menu at the top left of the screen. Or search for a provider and click their name.

If you’ve chosen groups of providers to compare against for other analyses we will reuse them.

You can change with whom you’re comparing by clicking the “More groups settings” button in the top left of the screen.

Use with groups

When you compare a group against one or more groups we show a plot of the groups average performance in the data point through time.

We also include a table that, for each group being analyzed, shows:

  • Their most recent value for the data point.
  • The best value they’ve achieved in our dataset.
  • The worst value they’ve achieved in our dataset.
  • Whether they are currently trending and if the trend is good or could use some help.

Selecting & changing the group

Choose a group you’ve already created from the Analyze menu at the top left of the screen.

If you’ve chosen groups of providers to compare against for other analyses we will reuse them.

You can change with whom you’re comparing by clicking the “More groups settings” button in the top left of the screen.

Working with plots

Click here to get more information about working with plots