Topic/focus: Healthcare Facilities and Services Year(s): 1995, 1997, 1999, 2004 Source: National Center for Health Statistics Study and sample characteristics: Interview and survey Universe: Nursing homes and their current residents Variables: 141 resident, 91 facility, 50 expense Access: Publically available Cost: Free Key web links: National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) Primary Institutional Contact: EDRC Coordinator (tchelius@mcw.edu)
Summary: Produced by NCHS on a periodic basis, the NNHS is a collection of data on nursing homes, their residents, and their staff. The database is organized into the resident, facility, and expense files and includes data items on demographics, admission date, diagnoses, assistive devices, activities of daily living, services provided, sources of payment, facility bedsize, facility services, facility staff, and expenditures.