CMS nursing-home survey and enforcement transparency
CMS maintains national nursing-home certification, survey, enforcement, Special Focus Facility, and Care Compare transparency materials that families can use when evaluating facility quality concerns.
Federal · Effective · Implementation Jun 24, 2026
What it is
- What changed
- CMS's nursing-home certification and compliance materials identify how survey findings feed compliance certification and enforcement recommendations, while the current nursing-home page links the June 2026 Special Focus Facility posting and Care Compare quality resources.
- Why it matters
- Families and caregivers often need an evidence-backed way to understand whether a facility has inspection, staffing, quality, or enforcement concerns before making placement, transfer, or complaint decisions.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, Care providers and plans, People receiving care, Businesses and agencies that must complynursing home residents, family caregivers, care partners, nursing facilities
- What it does
- Requires something of providers, companies or agencies
Sources
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.