The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) maintains Care Compare (medicare.gov/care-compare), a publicly searchable database of nursing home inspection results, deficiency histories, staffing data, and quality measures. Virginia Department of Health inspection reports are also publicly available.
A facility with a pattern of repeated deficiencies — especially in the same categories (pressure ulcers, falls, staffing, medication management) — is a significant indicator in evaluating a claim. We review this history as a standard part of our intake process.