Release v2026.08

Files

Every file with its size and SHA-256 checksum, as recorded in manifest.json. CSV and Parquet carry the same rows; Parquet keeps the types. Downloads ask for an email address and a human check the first time; the same files are on Zenodo without either.

Documents in this release

• codebook.md

  Every column with its type, source tag (cms or tcr) and derivation.

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• methodology.md

  How the release was built: sources, header guards, typing, derived columns, validation.

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• LICENSE-DATA.md

  The layered license notice.

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• CHANGELOG.md

  Changes to the format and the derivations.

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• validation.json

  The full validation report.

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• build.json

  Build facts: row counts, encoding normalization, timing.

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CMS source files

The exact files this release was built from, with the vintage CMS stamped on them. The raw files are kept unchanged in the store under raw/v2026.08/ beside a sources.json with the same checksums; the links below go to CMS.

Validation

pass 34 checks passed. Schema and row counts are checked per table, keys are checked for uniqueness, and facility totals are reconciled with the national row of the CMS chain performance file; the two files are usually different vintages, so small gaps are expected and reported as warnings. Full report: validation.json.

Cite this release

The Care Ratings (2026). Open Nursing Home Data, release v2026.08 (CMS August 2026 vintage). Built from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services public files. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22780105

BibTeX

@dataset{thecareratings_v202608,
  author    = {{The Care Ratings}},
  title     = {Open Nursing Home Data, release v2026.08},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {The Care Ratings},
  url       = {https://thecareratings.com/data/releases/v2026.08/},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.22780105},
  note      = {Built from Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services public files; CMS values are public domain.}
}

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22780105. The DOI resolves to the Zenodo archive, which holds the same files with the same checksums and can be used to download them. Built by tcr-open-data 0.1.0.