Changes were made to nursing home quality metrics by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on February 20, 2015 . These changes resulted in immediate ratings changes on the CMS Nursing Home Compare website.

This adjustment in quality standards comes in wake of criticism that ratings were inflated and often not accurate. Revamped assessments include measures of facility usage of anti-psychotic drugs (risks for older adults, in particular those with dementia), use of more refined metrics to measure staffing levels, and quality measures (such as percentage of patients with pressure sores). Advocates for patients hailed the changes as long overdue, but the nursing home industry voiced concern that consumers could find the changes confusing.

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