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	Click on the links below to learn more about the Five Star Rating Program: CMS Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Rating System Executive Briefing -- The CMS Five-Star Rating System: Friend or Foe? Design for Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users Guide [PDF] Five Star in the news: Analysis uncovers inconsistencies in nursing home five-star rating system - McKnights online (11/20/09) CMS remains positive about Five-Star rating system despite criticism from attorneys general (9/3/09) State attorneys general urge suspension and revision of Five-Star rating system (8/28/09 Briggs Corp Unveils Center that Helps Nursing Homes Improve - McKnights online (8/25/09) Briggs Program Improves Care in Nation's Nursing Homes (08/26/09) US News and World Report Honor Roll Nursing-Home Ratings Earn Mixed Reviews - Washington Post (7/14/2009) Regulators consider adding satisfaction surveys to nursing home rating system - McKnights online (7/10/2009) Nursing home talk new ratings - USA Today (12/18/2008) 5-Star Rating Improvement Center Quality Measure Improvement Guides for: Aids to Daily Living [PDF] Catheter [PDF] Delirium [PDF] Pain [PDF] Pressure Sores [PDF] Immobility [PDF] Physical Restraint [PDF] Urinary Tract Infections [PDF]

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