Summary: | The National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS), a nationwide sample
survey of nursing homes and their residents and discharges, is designed to
provide comprehensive national data on a continuing basis to those who establish
standards for and plan, provide, and assess long-term care services. The surveys,
which are conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, collect
national baseline data on nursing home characteristics, services, and residents
for all nursing homes in the nation, regardless of whether they participate in
federal programs such as Medicare or Medicaid. Data are offered on labor and
costs (fixed, operating, and miscellaneous) incurred by facilities in providing
care and on certification for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid
programs. Begun in 1969, the surveys provide compatible data for valid trend
analysis and allow for interrelation of facility and resident data so that
relationships among utilization, services offered, charges for care, and the
cost of providing care can be examined. |
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