1,2; Isaac See, MD3; Elisabeth M. Hesse, MD4; Kate Varela, DVM1,5; R. Reid Harvey, DVM5; Euna M. August, PhD6; Andrea Winquist, MD, PhD2; Samantha Mullins, MSN7; Shannon McBee, MPH7; Erica Thomasson, PhD7,8; Amy Atkins, MPA7 (View author affiliations)Nursing homes are high-risk settings for COVID-19 outbreaks.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes star quality ratings of all CMS-certified nursing homes.During March–June 2020, 14 (11%) of 123 West Virginia nursing homes experienced COVID-19 outbreaks.
Compared with 1-star–rated (lowest rating) nursing homes, the odds of a COVID-19 outbreak were 87% lower among 2- to 3-star–rated facilities and 94% lower among 4- to 5-star–rated facilities.CMS star ratings can serve as.