The six frozen lane tables, the star bands, and the special rules.
National and frozen (CMS Technical Users’ Guide; cut-points re-based with the July 2024 PDPM refresh). The kid-simple pages round Maple Grove’s numbers; these are the exact ones.
Measure maximums (total 380)
Measure
Max points
Adjusted total nurse staffing (HPRD)
100
Adjusted RN staffing (HPRD)
100
Adjusted weekend total nurse staffing (HPRD)
50
Total nursing staff turnover
50
RN turnover
50
Administrator departures
30
Star bands
Total points
Star
< 155
155–204
205–254
255–319
320–380
The six frozen lane tables
Adjusted total nurse staffing HPRD
HPRD ≥
Points
5.07
100
4.499
90
4.151
80
3.91
70
3.692
60
3.493
50
3.293
40
3.051
30
2.722
20
0
10
Adjusted RN staffing HPRD
HPRD ≥
Points
1.202
100
0.934
90
0.786
80
0.678
70
0.591
60
0.513
50
0.44
40
0.368
30
0.275
20
0
10
Adjusted weekend total nurse staffing HPRD
HPRD ≥
Points
4.464
50
3.958
45
3.668
40
3.429
35
3.233
30
3.044
25
2.862
20
2.637
15
2.354
10
0
5
Total nurse turnover %
Turnover ≤
Points
31.126
50
37.5
45
41.739
40
45.679
35
49.254
30
53.425
25
57.692
20
62.791
15
69.792
10
100
5
RN turnover %
Turnover ≤
Points
20
50
28.571
45
35.714
40
41.667
35
44.444
30
52.941
25
60
20
66.667
15
80
10
100
5
Administrator departures (12 mo)
Departures
Points
0
30
1
25
2+
10
Special rules (notes, not lanes)
Auto 1★ staffing
Failure to submit (or erroneous) HPRD data for the quarter; 4+ days in the quarter with zero RN hours while residents are present; or audit non-response / major discrepancy.
Turnover-data gaps
If a facility lacks valid PBJ data for one+ of the six quarters used in a turnover measure, that measure gets the lowest possible score (5 total-nurse / 5 RN / 10 admin) rather than being excluded — and it lingers until the bad quarter rolls out of the 6-quarter look-back. Not an auto-1★.