Federal 1-5 rating
The federal rating is Medicare/CMS's overall star rating. Paid reports also show the health inspection, staffing, and quality-measure rating evidence where CMS publishes those fields.
Medicare/CMS data
Plain-English guide to the federal nursing home data.
CMS means the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It publishes Nursing Home Care Compare and supporting datasets used for facility profiles, ratings, deficiencies, penalties, ownership, staffing, and quality measures.
Deficiency scope and severity
Deficiency rows can include scope/severity codes. A-C generally means lower severity, D-F means potential for more than minimal harm, G-I means actual harm, and J-L means immediate jeopardy.
Penalty context
CMS penalty rows identify enforcement date, type, fine amount, and payment-denial fields where available. They usually do not include a full narrative reason, so reports cross-check nearby deficiency rows and state citation paths for context.
Refresh dates
DataVerityHub checks available sources daily. The visible date is the most recent Medicare/CMS processing or published date available from the source for that facility or dataset, not a promise that CMS updates every facility every day.
Quick score key
| Score or code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 5 / 5 | Much above average. |
| 4 / 5 | Above average. |
| 3 / 5 | Average. |
| 2 / 5 | Below average. |
| 1 / 5 | Much below average. |
| A-L | Deficiency scope/severity range; later letters generally indicate more serious findings. |