Nursing Homes
Overview
Welcome to the Nursing Homes section of our website. The
purpose of this section is to provide visitors with information relating to
Medicaid and Medicare certified nursing homes throughout the United States.
It includes information on payment and patient rights, and a nursing home
checklist which will help you evaluate the nursing homes that you visit.
The following summaries describe what information can be
found here. To view any section that is of interest to you, please click on
any of the links below, or select any of the links from the menu bar on the
right side of the screen.
Nursing Home Compare: Provides an interactive tool that allows Medicare
beneficiaries and their caregivers to access comparison information about
nursing homes. It contains information on every Medicare and
Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country, including over 17,000
nationwide. Nursing Home Compare includes:
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Nursing home characteristics such as number of beds,
type of ownership and whether or not the nursing home participates in
Medicare, Medicaid or both.
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Resident characteristics including percent of residents
with pressure sore, percent of residents with urinary incontinence and
more.
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Summary information about nursing homes during their
last State inspection.
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Information on the number of registered nurses,
licensed practical or vocational nurses, and nursing assistants in each
nursing home.
Nursing Home Checklist: Provides a detailed checklist for rating
different nursing homes visited based upon, Quality of Life, Quality of
Care, Nutrition and Hydration, and Safety. The checklist also elaborates on
how to use the information discovered through Nursing Home Compare when
visiting nursing homes.
About Nursing
Home Inspections: Explains, in more detail, the nursing home inspection
process and its goals.
Alternatives to
Nursing Home Care: Describes the Medicare covered programs that are
available to those in need of Nursing Home Care, but who would rather live
in the comfort of their own home.
Paying for Care: Provides basic information about Medicare, Medicaid,
and Long Term Care Insurance as they pertain to Nursing Home Care.
Nursing Home
Resident Rights: Lists the rights, by law, that are given to all nursing
home patients.
Nursing Home Awareness Campaigns: Provides information on important
nursing home awareness campaigns, such as Nutrition and Hydration Awareness
Nutrition Care Alerts.
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