Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing - Facility Level
Per-facility VBP scores: readmission, HAI, turnover, staffing — with achievement, improvement, and measure scores plus incentive payment multipliers.
Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare
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Key facts
Snowflake
DWV.SNF_VBP_FACILITY
Databricks
cms_dwv.snf_vbp_facility
Cadence
Annual
Update pattern
Full-refresh — each file replaces the prior snapshot
CMS published
2026-03-01
Loaded
2026-06-29
Columns
52 data + 6 lineage
Identifiers
CCN · ZIP codes
File versions
85
License
CMS public data — U.S. Government work
Platforms
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Current — CMS last published this feed on 2026-03-01. Coverage runs through 2026-03-01. Next CMS release expected ~Mar 2027.
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About this feed
Per-facility VBP scores: readmission, HAI, turnover, staffing — with achievement, improvement, and measure scores plus incentive payment multipliers.
— Source: CMS feed metadata
Keywords: nursing homes, SNF, VBP, value-based purchasing, facility Theme: Medicare
Coverage timeline
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Data dictionary
📋 52 data columns + 6 lineage columns
Data columns
VBP_PROGRAM_YEAR
NUMBER
CMS fiscal year for this VBP program cycle (e.g., 2026). Determines which baseline and performance periods apply.
BASELINE_PERIOD
TEXT
Measurement period used as the baseline for scoring (e.g., 'FY 2022' = Oct 2021–Sep 2022). Facilities are compared against this period.
PERFORMANCE_PERIOD
TEXT
Measurement period used for current performance scoring (e.g., 'FY 2024' = Oct 2023–Sep 2024). Compared against baseline to calculate improvement.
SNF_VBP_PROGRAM_RANKING
NUMBER
Facility's national ranking in the SNF VBP program (1 = best performance). NULL if data is suppressed.
CMS_CERTIFICATION_NUMBER_CCN
TEXT
CMS Certification Number — unique 6-character facility identifier
PROVIDER_NAME
TEXT
Official name of the nursing home facility
PROVIDER_ADDRESS
TEXT
Street address of the facility
CITY_TOWN
TEXT
City or town where the facility is located
STATE
TEXT
Two-letter state abbreviation
ZIP_CODE
TEXT
5-digit ZIP code
BASELINE_READMISSION_RATE
NUMBER
Facility's baseline period risk-standardized readmission rate
FOOTNOTE_BASELINE_READMISSION_RATE
TEXT
Footnote for the baseline readmission rate
PERFORMANCE_READMISSION_RATE
NUMBER
Facility's performance period risk-standardized readmission rate
FOOTNOTE_PERFORMANCE_READMISSION_RATE
TEXT
Footnote for the performance readmission rate
SNFRM_ACHIEVEMENT_SCORE
NUMBER
Achievement score for the readmission measure — how the facility's performance period rate compares to the achievement threshold
FOOTNOTE_SNFRM_ACHIEVEMENT_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the SNFRM achievement score
SNFRM_IMPROVEMENT_SCORE
NUMBER
Improvement score for the readmission measure — how the facility improved from baseline to performance period
FOOTNOTE_SNFRM_IMPROVEMENT_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the SNFRM improvement score
SNFRM_MEASURE_SCORE
NUMBER
Final readmission measure score (higher of achievement or improvement score)
FOOTNOTE_SNFRM_MEASURE_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the SNFRM measure score
BASELINE_HAI_RATE
NUMBER
Facility's baseline period risk-standardized healthcare-associated infection rate
FOOTNOTE_BASELINE_HAI_RATE
TEXT
Footnote for the baseline HAI rate
PERFORMANCE_HAI_RATE
NUMBER
Facility's performance period HAI rate
FOOTNOTE_PERFORMANCE_HAI_RATE
TEXT
Footnote for the performance HAI rate
SNF_HAI_ACHIEVEMENT_SCORE
NUMBER
Achievement score for the HAI measure
FOOTNOTE_SNF_HAI_ACHIEVEMENT_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the HAI achievement score
SNF_HAI_IMPROVEMENT_SCORE
NUMBER
Improvement score for the HAI measure
FOOTNOTE_SNF_HAI_IMPROVEMENT_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the HAI improvement score
SNF_HAI_MEASURE_SCORE
NUMBER
Final HAI measure score (higher of achievement or improvement)
FOOTNOTE_SNF_HAI_MEASURE_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the HAI measure score
BASELINE_TURNOVER_RATE
NUMBER
Facility's baseline period total nursing staff turnover rate
FOOTNOTE_BASELINE_TURNOVER_RATE
TEXT
Footnote for the baseline turnover rate
PERFORMANCE_TURNOVER_RATE
NUMBER
Facility's performance period turnover rate
FOOTNOTE_PERFORMANCE_TURNOVER_RATE
TEXT
Footnote for the performance turnover rate
TURNOVER_ACHIEVEMENT_SCORE
NUMBER
Achievement score for the turnover measure
FOOTNOTE_TURNOVER_ACHIEVEMENT_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the turnover achievement score
TURNOVER_IMPROVEMENT_SCORE
NUMBER
Improvement score for the turnover measure
FOOTNOTE_TURNOVER_IMPROVEMENT_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the turnover improvement score
TURNOVER_MEASURE_SCORE
NUMBER
Final turnover measure score (higher of achievement or improvement)
FOOTNOTE_TURNOVER_MEASURE_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the turnover measure score
BASELINE_STAFFING_HOURS
NUMBER
Facility's baseline period adjusted total nursing staff hours per resident day
FOOTNOTE_BASELINE_STAFFING_HOURS
TEXT
Footnote for the baseline staffing hours
PERFORMANCE_STAFFING_HOURS
NUMBER
Facility's performance period adjusted staffing hours per resident day
FOOTNOTE_PERFORMANCE_STAFFING_HOURS
TEXT
Footnote for the performance staffing hours
STAFFING_ACHIEVEMENT_SCORE
NUMBER
Achievement score for the staffing measure
FOOTNOTE_STAFFING_ACHIEVEMENT_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the staffing achievement score
STAFFING_IMPROVEMENT_SCORE
NUMBER
Improvement score for the staffing measure
FOOTNOTE_STAFFING_IMPROVEMENT_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the staffing improvement score
STAFFING_MEASURE_SCORE
NUMBER
Final staffing measure score (higher of achievement or improvement)
FOOTNOTE_STAFFING_MEASURE_SCORE
TEXT
Footnote for the staffing measure score
PERFORMANCE_SCORE
NUMBER
Composite VBP performance score (0-100) combining readmission, HAI, turnover, and staffing measures. Determines the incentive payment multiplier.
INCENTIVE_PAYMENT_MULTIPLIER
NUMBER
Medicare payment adjustment multiplier based on VBP performance. Values >1 increase payments; <1 reduce payments.
Lineage columns (present on every feed table)
ROW_ID
TEXT
Unique row ID for this table (PK)
FILE_ID
TEXT
Source file — joins to FEEDS_FILES.ID (FK)
FILE_FEED_ID
TEXT
Parent feed — joins to FEEDS.ID (FK)
FILE_NAME
TEXT
Source file name as published by CMS
ROWNUM
NUMBER
Row number within the source file
CREATED_AT
TIMESTAMP_NTZ
Timestamp when the record was loaded
Row-level lineage
Every row in this table traces to the exact CMS source file that produced it. The FILE_ID column joins to the FEEDS_FILES catalog table, and FILE_FEED_ID joins to the FEEDS master table:
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Source & provenance
Published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (bureau 009:38).
Frequently asked questions
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2019 through 2026.
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