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Nursing Home Compare

Overview

Welcome to Nursing Home Compare. The primary purpose of this tool is to provide

detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified

nursing home in the country. Important Information on Nursing Home Compare and other resources, including the Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home,

and Nursing Home Checklist

are also available to help you with your nursing home choice.

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Nursing Home Compare contains the following sections of detailed information:

About the Nursing Home:

including the number of beds and type of ownership.

About the Residents of the Nursing Home:

including the percent of residents with pressure sores, percent of residents with urinary incontinence and more.

About the Nursing Home Inspection Results:

including summary results from the last state nursing home inspection.

About Nursing Home Staff:

including the average number of hours worked by registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and certified nursing assistants per resident per day.

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CA, FL, NY, OH, TX have a large number of nursing homes. To make your search easier, we split these states in half geographically (e.g., Northern California & Southern California). If you are not sure which area you need to search, you can

view a list of counties belonging to each area in these states.

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Note:

Information in this database should be interpreted carefully and used in

conjunction with other sources, as well as a visit to the nursing home. We

suggest you use our Nursing Home Checklist

to help evaluate the nursing homes you visit, or contact your long-term care ombudsman or State Survey Agency before making a decision. The phone number for the long-term care ombudsman or State Survey Agency in your area can be found in the

Helpful Contacts section of this website.

Special Note to Nursing Homes

Important Information on Nursing Home Compare

Details on Data Collection and Updates

Nursing Home Publications

Nursing Home Checklist

Nursing Home Related Sites

Nursing Home Compare Questions and Answers

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Data Last Updated: March 21, 2002

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