Methodology
Every fact on a Placet facility page traces back to a public government dataset. Here's the full list — what we use, where it comes from, and how often it refreshes.
Each state regulates assisted living differently. Where states publish inspection data online, we ingest it; where they don't, we mark a Data Desert notice and provide ombudsman contact info. See the data availability map for the full state-by-state breakdown.
Every facility record in Placet starts from a public government source. The big four are: (1) CMS Care Compare / Provider Information for skilled nursing facilities, (2) CMS PBJ Daily Nurse Staffing data, (3) CMS Health Deficiencies and CMP Penalty datasets, and (4) state-level Department of Health licensing portals for assisted living and other state-regulated settings.
No. Every data point on a facility page traces back to a public government release. We do not license proprietary review data, manufactured pricing, or AI-summarized content as facts.
CMS Provider Information refreshes monthly. PBJ staffing refreshes quarterly. State ALF data varies — some states publish weekly, others annually, others not at all. Each facility page timestamps the most recent ingestion date.
Operator and chain data come from the CMS All Owners dataset (federally-certified facilities) and from state corporate filings (Secretary of State, Department of State business registries). Where ownership is opaque — e.g., LLC layering — we surface what's verifiable and label gaps.
Yes. Every dataset Placet uses is publicly available — most at data.cms.gov, with state-level data on each state's Department of Health website. We link to the original source on every facility page.