Encore at West Meadow L.L.C.
A nursing home in Newark, Delaware 19711
255 Possum Park Road, Newark, Delaware 19711. (302) 366-0160.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 28 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Delaware average: 10.4
- 3.84 nurse hours per resident per day Delaware average: 4.48
- 4 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
28 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Delaware average is 10.4.
Last standard inspection Jan 12, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Jun 25, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
45 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 45 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 9 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jun 25, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jan 12, 2026: standard inspection24 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
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Honor the resident’s right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
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Honor the resident’s right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident’s needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
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Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
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Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.
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Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
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Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
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Provide training in compliance and ethics.
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Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
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Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Oct 29, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Nov 26, 2024: standard inspection12 citations
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Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Aug 28, 2024: complaint inspection5 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Mar 17, 1982.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list, which CMS keeps for homes with a history of serious problems.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 110 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 4 fines in the last three years, $51,090 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 9 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Fine | $10,631 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Fine | $14,901 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Fine | $16,448 |
Who does the caring?
3.84 nurse hours per resident per day
The Delaware average is 4.48.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Delaware average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.84 | 4.48 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.84 | 1.00 |
| At weekends | 3.43 | 3.99 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40% | 40.4% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 35% | 40.5% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Encore PORT Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Dec 15, 2025; Encore PORT Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Dec 15, 2025.
- Hbde OPCO Holdings LLC and Endears De OPCO Holdings LLC and Asbs De OPCO Holdings LLC and Cmc De OPCO Holdings LLC run it.
- 29 owners or officers are people: Robert Brus (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Robert Brus (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Florain Osundina (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Florain Osundina (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Daniel Norman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Daniel Norman (on the governing body (managing control)); Daniel Norman (trustee); Daniel Norman (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Harry Barax (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Harry Barax (on the governing body (managing control)); Harry Barax (trustee); Harry Barax (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Avraham H Satt (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Avraham H Satt (on the governing body (managing control)); Avraham H Satt (trustee); Avraham H Satt (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Chantal Cornfield (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Chantal Cornfield (trustee); Chantal Cornfield (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lucy Hammond (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lucy Hammond (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kelly Donovan (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kelly Donovan (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jeanntte Quinones (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeanntte Quinones (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Debra Leigh Cassidy (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Debra Leigh Cassidy (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jeffrey Nyberg (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeffrey Nyberg (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encore PORT Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Encore PORT Holdings LLC | Owns a share directly | 100% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Asbs De OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 40.06% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Asbs De OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns a share through other companies | 40.06% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Endears De OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 31.66% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Endears De OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns a share through other companies | 31.66% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Hbde OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 23.28% | Dec 15, 2024 |
| Hbde OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns a share through other companies | 23.28% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Cmc De OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Cmc De OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns a share through other companies | 5% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Chantal Cornfield 2025 Family Trust | Owns a share through other companies | 2.5% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Max Cornfield 2025 Family Trust | Owns a share through other companies | 2.5% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Avraham Satt 2025 Famliy Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Barbara Satt 2025 Famliy Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Port De Jv LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Rebecca Norman 2025 Family Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Daniel Norman 2025 Family Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| 255 Possum Park Rd Owner LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Port De Holdco LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Hbde OPCO Holdings LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Hbde OPCO Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2024 | |
| Encore Port Realty LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Hbde Propco Holdings, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Endears De OPCO Holdings LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Endears De OPCO Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Endears De Propco Holdings, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Asbs De OPCO Holdings LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Asbs De OPCO Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Balt Port LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Asbs De Propco Holdings, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Balt Port Holdco LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Port De Holdco Mezz LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Cmc De OPCO Holdings LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Cmc De OPCO Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Harry Barax 2025 Family Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Aliza Schwab 2024 Nevada Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Candice Barax 2025 Family Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Elliot Schwab 2024 Nevada Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 15, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (Delaware average 4.0).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 7.4 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (28; the middle value was 8).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Encore at West Meadow L.L.C. This nursing home | 28 | |
| Newark Manor Nursing Home | 2.2 | 8 |
| Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 3.2 | 20 |
| Jeanne Jugan Residence | 3.7 | 4 |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek | 3.8 | 6 |
| Excelcare at Newark LLC | 4.0 | 12 |
| Exceptional Care for Children | 4.3 | 2 |
| Complete Care at Brackenville LLC | 4.3 | 6 |
| Coral Springs Rehab & Healthcare | 5.8 | 8 |
| Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center | 5.8 | 14 |
| Willowbrooke Court at Cokesbury Village | 5.8 | 4 |
| New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center | 7.4 | 13 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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