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Nursing Homes – Launching of Five Star Rating System on the Nursing Home Compare Website

Guidance for: The purpose of this memorandum is to give the State Survey Agencies (SAs) advance notice of the Five Star Quality Rating System being added to the Nursing Home Compare Web site.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: December 05, 2008

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.