Quality Measure Cut Points
The point values for each measure are listed in the 5-star System Technical User's Guide.
- See Table A2 pages 25-29 Ranges for Point Values using Four Quarter Average
The QM star rating is based on the total number of points you receive and where they fall in one of these tables (depending on the report time period):
Point Ranges for the QM Ratings (as of October 2019)
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Rating Thresholds |
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QM Rating |
Long-Stay QM |
Short-Stay QM |
Overall QM |
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1 |
155 - 469 |
144 – 473 |
299 – 943 |
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2 |
470 - 564 |
474 – 567 |
944 – 1,132 |
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3 |
565 - 644 |
568 – 653 |
1,133 – 1,298 |
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4 |
645 - 734 |
654 – 739 |
1,299 – 1,474 |
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5 |
735 - 1,150 |
740 – 1,150 |
1,475 – 2,300 |
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Point Ranges for the QM Ratings (as of April 2019) |
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Rating Thresholds |
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QM Rating |
Long-Stay QM |
Short-Stay QM |
Overall QM |
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1 |
175 - 524 |
167 - 541 |
342 - 1066 |
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2 |
525 - 624 |
542 - 638 |
1067 - 1263 |
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3 |
625 - 709 |
639 - 721 |
1264 - 1431 |
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4 |
710 - 799 |
722 - 805 |
1432 - 1605 |
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5 |
800 - 1250 |
806 - 1250 |
1606 - 2500 |
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QM Rating |
Point Range |
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January 2017 |
July 2016 |
February 2015 |
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1 |
325-789 |
275-669 |
225-544 |
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2 |
790-889 |
670-759 |
545-629 |
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3 |
890-969 |
760-829 |
630-689 |
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4 |
970-1054 |
830-904 |
690-759 |
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5 |
1055-1600 |
905-1350 |
760-1100 |