Care quality

Provider performance, patient outcomes, and accreditation — how care is delivered and where it slips.

• Why 14% of skilled nursing facilities had a quality drop in Q1

  Across 5,148 SNFs in Q1 2026, the composite quality score declined by an average of 0.06 points — but the decline was not evenly distributed. Facilities that changed ownership in the prior twelve months accounted for a disproportionate share of the slide.

  2026-05-12 · 8 min