Design and operation of the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities
Series: DHHS publication -- no. (PHS) 2012-1330; Vital and health statistics. Series 1, Programs and collection procedures -- no. 54; DHHS publication -- no. (PHS) 2012-1330.; Vital and health statistics -- no. 54.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hyattsville, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: Research Design; Statistics as Topic; Data Collection; Methods; National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (U.S.); Health Care Surveys; Residential Facilities
Description: "This methods report provides an overview of the National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (NSRCF) conducted in 2010. NSRCF is a first-ever national probability sample survey that collects data on U.S. residential care providers, their staffs and services, and their residents. Including are residential care facilities consisting of assisted living residentces; board and care homes; congregate care; enriched housing programs; homes for the aged; personal care homes; and shared housing establishments that are licensed, registered, listed, certified, or otherwise regulated by a state. A seruvey-specific definition was used to select residential care facilities into the study. This report discusses the need for and objectives of the survey, design process, survey methods, and data availability"--Page 1.
Notes: "December 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.