The icon will be updated on a monthly basis at the same time as inspection results. CMS said the monthly updating will come quicker than current quarterly updates and ensures that nursing ...

Specifically, CMS detailed in a September, 2019 update to its Nursing Home Compare, Five-Star Technical Users’ Guide that facilities would have an open palm icon in a red circle displayed next ...

The organization also called on members to contact the federal agency and express their opposition to the icon. A variety of American Health Care Associations leaders called on CMS to reconsider ...