When: Thursday, December 15, 2016, 2:00 — 3:00 p.m.
Where: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
What:
Aging Americans and their families face many difficulties when determining which nursing home facilities offer the highest quality of care at an affordable price in order to fulfill their individual needs. To address these concerns, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed “Nursing Home Compare,” a five-star rating system intended to guide patients and their families through the decision making process. How accurate is the current system and how can ratings be improved going forward?
On December 15, Governance Studies will host an event to examine the current state of the nursing home industry and the accompanying rating system. Researchers will present a new paper that examines the rating system and studies the prevalence of inflation in the ratings. An expert panel will discuss the many complexities of the current system, and debate what improvements can be made to the system moving forward.
Following the discussion, panelists will engage with questions from the audience.