CMS has updated exclusion criteria for the Administrator Turnover measure on Care Compare. Previously, the measure was excluded for nursing homes submitting PBJ data with 5 or more administrators on 12 or more days during a 3-quarter period. These nursing homes were excluded due to what CMS categorized as an erroneously high number of administrators (likely due to errors in reporting). With the July 26th refresh, CMS has now updated criteria to exclude measures for nursing homes reporting 5 or more administrators on 4 or more days during one quarter. Read more about these changes in the Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating Technical Users’ Guide 

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Rachel Monger, JD, LACHA is President/CEO. Rachel joined LeadingAge Kansas in 2011 as the Director of Government Affairs and has been a powerful voice for our membership ever since. Rachel is a Kansas licensed attorney and adult care home administrator. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, MA, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. Over the years, Rachel has served in many volunteer roles in her community and in the state of Kansas to support senior needs, aging services education, and community mental health services. She is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund. As an award-winning trial lawyer, turned award-winning senior care advocate, she has spent nearly two decades passionately supporting quality of care and quality of life for Kansas seniors. When not at work, Rachel loves reading, crafting, volunteering with her church, and spending time with her partner Steven. You can reach Rachel directly at 785.670.8046.