2004 National Nursing Home
Survey to Begin For Immediate Release: April, 2004 Contact: NCHS/CDC Public
Affairs, (301) 458-4800 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS). The 2004 National Nursing Home Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin in August 2004, to collect information on this important segment of health care in America. The latest in a series of nursing home studies, the 2004 survey will include a first-ever, nationwide survey of nursing assistants, the group which provides the majority of direct care to the nation’s 1.6 million nursing home residents. As in previous surveys conducted periodically since 1973 and most recently in 1999, the 2004 survey will obtain data on nursing homes, their residents, and staff. The survey obtains information from a nationally representative sample of nursing homes based on interviews with the administrators and staff. The survey collects data on the facilities including bed size, ownership, number of residents, certification status, services provided, and basic charges. For residents, data are obtained on demographic characteristics, functional and health status, diagnoses, services received, and source of payment.
2004 Survey Expanded and Improved The survey has been expanded to include new and critical topics, such as: Medications and adverse experiences with medications Medical, mental health and dental services provided residents End of life care and advance directives Education, specialty credentials, and length of service for key staff Turnover and stability of nursing staff; use of temporary/agency staff; overtime shifts worked, and benefits Facility practices for immunizations, dining, and use of mechanical lifting devices
Nursing Assistant Supplement Added
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