About this episode

Amy Stewart and Jessie McGill discuss recent changes to Five-Star ratings and quality measures in nursing care.

In this LTC NAC Chat podcast episode, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, senior curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss recent Five-Star and quality measure changes. Additional Resources: New Year, New Measure: Making Sense of the Long-Stay Antipsychotic Re-Specification – Jan. 29, 2026 Extended AAPACN Webinar Q&A: New Year, New Measure: Making Sense of the Long-Stay Antipsychotic Re-Specification Quality Measure IQ Series: The Re-Specified Long-Stay Antipsychotic Measure Long-Stay Antipsychotic Measure: Data Source and Look-Back Guide

Topics covered

• Five-Star
• quality measure changes
• long-stay antipsychotic

Keywords

• nursing
• healthcare
• quality measures

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