Formal home health care. A methodology to measure quality based on resident outcomes. A study relating nursing home outcomes to type of staff and type of reimbursement. Clinical Practice Guidelines Determining the best care approach for conditions can both improve quality and lower costs. Nearly a quarter of all nursing home residents are afflicted at some time during their stay.
Urinary incontinence is a common reason for nursing home admission and drives up the costs of care.
This information is invaluable for simulating options for financing nursing home care. The 1996 MEPS will provide the updated information policymakers need on America's use of health services. The household survey will provide data on alternatives to institutionalization. The nursing home component of the new NMES will gain information both from facilities and from families of residents. New admissions and long-term residents in nursing homes will be studied separately to gain information on residents' assets, expenditures, and sources of payment.