Ozark has reached an exciting milestone! The facility has earned a 5-Star Overall Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), along with the additional Gold Trophy designation recognizing high-performing nursing homes.
This achievement goes beyond the traditional five-star recognition and highlights another level of performance.
CMS's Five-Star Quality Rating System was created to help residents, families, and caregivers better understand nursing home performance. The system evaluates facilities in three primary areas: health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
A 5-Star Overall Rating reflects performance considered much above average across the rating system.
The Gold Trophy adds an important distinction. CMS awards this designation to high-performing facilities that demonstrate additional indicators of quality, including fewer safety-related citations, higher staffing levels, and other quality standards.
In other words, the trophy is more than an addition to a rating. It represents a facility meeting further high-performance criteria established by CMS.
For Ozark, this recognition is an opportunity to celebrate the people and efforts that contribute to the facility's performance. It also reinforces the importance of continued attention to quality standards and the work involved in maintaining strong outcomes.
We are proud to recognize Ozark for earning both distinctions.