Nursing Home Selection

Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be challenging. This Nursing Home Report Card gives information to help you make your choice. You should also consider other sources of information, visit the nursing homes being considered, and discuss your choices with family members and staff members of the facility. This report card shows how Minnesota nursing homes scored in seven quality measures. Each nursing home is scored from 1 (lowest) through 5 (highest) on each of the seven measures. For additional information about the report card go to the nursing home report card fact sheet (pdf, 5 pages, 53k). First, you can focus your search by choosing your preferred area of the state by zip code, or click here to see the report card for an individual nursing home.
I am looking for a nursing home within miles of zip code .
Second, select the quality measures that are most important to you. 1, for the most important quality measure. 2, for the second most important quality measure. 3, for the third most important quality measure.
1 2 3 Resident quality of life ratings More 1 2 3 Minnesota quality indicators More 1 2 3 Hours of direct care More 1 2 3 Staff retention More 1 2 3 Temporary staffing agency use More 1 2 3 Proportion of single rooms More 1 2 3 State inspection results More

For questions about this page, please contact: nhreportcard@health.state.mn.us

Nursing Homes in New York State

Find and compare nursing homes in New York State, with links to quality of care, complaint investigation and enforcement action information.

Have complaints about nursing home patient care? Call 1-888-201-4563

• New York State Nursing Homes National Ranking
• About Nursing Home Reports
• Requesting Copies of Nursing Home Surveys
• Nursing Home Regional Offices

Home Based Primary Care for the Elderly Demonstration Program

• Dear Administrator: Home Based Primary Care for the Elderly Demonstration Program

Adult Day Health Care

• Request for Applications for Adult Day Health Care Program Slots in Tompkins and Niagara Counties

Publications and Documentation

• Selecting a Nursing Home in New York State
• Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State and Nursing Home Responsibilities
• Patient's Rights
• About Nursing Home Services

Nursing Home Professionals

• Nurse Aide Registry
• Nursing Home Administrator

Related Information

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Nursing Home Compare
• Community-Based Care
• Related Internet Sites

Nursing Home Quality Initiatives

This Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI) website provides consumer and provider information regarding the quality of care in nursing homes. NHQI discusses quality measures that are shown at the Nursing Home Compare website (medicare.gov), which allows consumers, providers, States and researchers to compare information on nursing homes. Many nursing homes have already made significant improvements in the care being provided to residents by taking advantage of these materials and the support of Quality Improvement Organization staff. The NHQI website comprises important web subdirectory pages shown on the left hand side of the page:

1. Highlights: hot topics, current issues and immediate plans.
2. Quality measures: quality measures development, current quality measures, quality measures under development research summaries and user manuals.
3. Minimum Data Set, Version 2.0 (MDS 2.0): manuals, forms, RAVEN software links, historical files and swing bed information.
4. Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 (MDS 3.0): national validation study information and implementation timelines.
5. NHQI Archives: contains historical downloadable 2002-2006 zip files from Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI).

In November 2002, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, began a national Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI). Historical information, the NHQI Pilot Evaluation Report and the NHQI Overview is available on the Archives page accessed on the left hand side of this page.

The nursing home quality measures come from resident assessment data that nursing homes routinely collect on the residents at specified intervals during their stay, are posted on nursing home compare in the Downloads section of this page and current quality measures can be viewed at Quality Measures on the left hand side of this page. These measures assess the resident's physical and clinical conditions and abilities, as well as preferences and life care wishes. These assessment data have been converted to develop quality measures that give consumers another source of information that shows how well nursing homes are caring for their residents' physical and clinical needs.

Related Links Inside CMS provides a broad range of information regarding MDS, nursing home compare, payment, quality improvement organizations, survey and certification information, and frequently asked questions (FAQs). The following list describes the purpose for each link:

• MDS 2.0: MDS 2.0 manuals and forms
• MDS 3.0: MDS 3.0 updates, forms, study findings & timeline
• SNF PPS Payment: SNF PPS information, updates & schedules
• Nursing Home Survey: NH Survey & certification information including to applicable laws, regulations, and compliance information
• Nursing Home Compare: Past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country
• SNF Open Door Forum (ODF): SNF ODF information and schedules
• NH Value-Based Purchasing: Design of the NH value-based purchasing demonstration
• Medicare Learning Network: Design of the NH value-based purchasing demonstration Easy-to-understand educational materials to accompany the release of new or revised Medicare Program policies including SNF Policies
• Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration (PAC-PRD): Design of the PAC-PRD which uses a continuity assessment record evaluation (CARE) uniform assessment instrument for acute hospitals and four PAC settings considering payment recommendations, discharge patterns, and patient outcomes

Related Links Outside CMS provides a link to the Medicare Quality Improvement Community, which provides easy access to quality improvement resources and a community of professionals sharing knowledge and experiences to accelerate healthcare quality improvement across the nation. A second link is to the Health Care Quality Improvement & Evaluation System (QIES), which is the clinical umbrella that supports MDS as well as Online Survey and Certification and Reporting System (OSCAR), Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility - Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) and many other functional systems.. A third link is provided to the national staff time measurement study, which is conducting a national nursing home time study to re-calibrate the case mix structure used in the Resource Utilization Group System (RUG-III) that will provide data and analysis to update the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS).

Downloads

Roles of QIOs and State Survey Agencies [PDF 110 KB] Roles of QIO and the Long-Term Care Ombudsmen [PDF 93 KB]

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Nursing Homes

A nursing home is a place for people who don't need to be in a hospital but can't be cared for at home. Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day.

Some nursing homes are set up like a hospital. The staff provides medical care, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapy. There might be a nurses' station on each floor. Other nursing homes try to be more like home. They try to have a neighborhood feel. Often, they don't have a fixed day-to-day schedule, and kitchens might be open to residents. Staff members are encouraged to develop relationships with residents.

Some nursing homes have special care units for people with serious memory problems such as Alzheimer's disease. Some will let couples live together. Nursing homes are not only for the elderly, but for anyone who requires 24-hour care.

National Institute on Aging

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• Nursing Homes(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Nursing Homes: Making the Right Choice(National Institute on Aging)

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