AHCA/NCAL: CMS Posts Nursing Home Ownership and Performance Data on Care Compare

As part of the White House initiative to increase transparency of corporate ownership and operation of nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released QSO-23-18-NH, announcing the addition of ownership information to Nursing Home Care Compare. CMS identified groups of Medicare-certified nursing homes linked together by common owners and operators referred to as “affiliated entities.” Ownership data comes from:

• The Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS);

• The electronic Medicare enrollment system; and

• National data repository for individual and organization providers who have enrolled or are enrolling in Medicare.

Additionally, CMS is publishing the Nursing Home Affiliated Entity Performance Measures dataset on data.cms.com. The data will combine inspection, staffing, quality, and other performance metrics across these affiliated entities.

Both data sets were published as of June 28, 2023. Providers who have questions or updates to their nursing home affiliated entity assignment should contact NH_Affiliation_Inquiries@cms.hhs.gov.  

For other questions, please contact regulatory@ahca.org.

NYSHFA | NYSCAL CONTACTS:

Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800 x15

Jackie Pappalardi, RN, BSN
Executive Director
518-462-4800 x16