State-level rollups of CMS Care Compare nursing-home overall quality ratings.
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Every field surfaced from this dataset, with source attribution, refresh cadence, and confidence score. Verbatim source values are confidence 1.0; Fonteum-derived metrics (per-100k, ranks) are 0.95 with the derivation logic in the reproducibility statement below.
| Field | Source | Refresh | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
facility_ccnCMS Certification Number — facility identifier on the CMS dataset. | CMS Care Compare — Nursing Home Compare | Quarterly | 1.00 ✓ |
stateFacility state (USPS code). | CMS Care Compare — Nursing Home Compare | Quarterly | 1.00 ✓ |
overall_ratingCMS Five-Star Quality Rating (1-5) for the facility. | CMS Care Compare — Nursing Home Compare CMS publishes its own confidence bands and known measurement caveats per the rating methodology. | Quarterly | 1.00 ✓ |
rating_dateCMS-published rating publication date. | CMS Care Compare — Nursing Home Compare | Quarterly | 1.00 ✓ |
A buyer should be able to rerun the methodology against the same public source data and reconcile counts. Discrepancies belong in the corrections log; we publish them when they arise.
1. Pull the CMS Care Compare Nursing Home Compare dataset from data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/4pq5-n9py. 2. Filter to records with non-null overall_rating. 3. Bucket by state (USPS code). 4. Compute per-state distribution: count, mean overall_rating, share at each star level. 5. Publish state rollups alongside the methodology link to the original CMS dataset. CMS publishes quarterly; Fonteum snapshot follows the most recent CMS release.
The most common questions a procurement / compliance officer asks during evaluation. Answers cite source links so the response can be lifted directly into your internal audit document.
CMS Care Compare datasets, published quarterly at data.cms.gov/provider-data/. CMS itself publishes the measure definitions, sampling methodology, and known limitations; Fonteum Research re-aggregates state-level rollups without altering the underlying measure values.
Reference: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/
Snapshot date is published per dataset and aligns with the most recent CMS Care Compare release we have ingested. CMS publishes new files quarterly; our cadence matches.
Reference: https://fonteum.com/corrections-log
Yes. Every limitation CMS calls out in the dataset documentation appears in our Limitations section verbatim or paraphrased with a link to the CMS source. We do not silently strip caveats.
Reference: https://fonteum.com/methodology#limitations
Yes — the reproducibility statement above lists the exact CMS dataset(s) ingested and the per-state aggregation logic. A buyer can rerun the methodology against the same Care Compare release and reconcile counts.
Reference: https://fonteum.com/corrections-log
CMS Care Compare data is public-domain federal information. Fonteum's aggregated rollups are licensed under our editorial-policy terms.
Reference: https://fonteum.com/terms
Pilot, Standard, and Enterprise customers receive Audit Packs scoped to their delivery cadence and contracted dataset list. The methodology version is pinned to the snapshot delivered, so the artifact is durable across the contract period. Contact pilot@fonteum.com or request access at /data-platform/api-access.
We don’t sell ranking and don’t accept payment to move a provider up the list. For final hire decisions, verify licensing, insurance, and references directly with the applicable licensing or credentialing body.
No bulk-licensing source family is currently ingested for this vertical. Hire-time checking still routes through the body named above.