Federal Web Sites

• About Nursing Home Inspections
  A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plain-English description of the nursing home oversight system.
  
• Medicare: Nursing Home Compare
  This government agency site offers detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
  
• Medicare: Nursing Homes
  Official government nursing home Web site of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The site contains links to a nursing home checklist and more.
• National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information
  This web site was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide information and resources to help you and your family plan for future long-term care (LTC) needs.
  
• Nursing Home Quality Initiative
  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Nursing Home Quality Initiative pilot project in April 2002. This page includes links to a number of documents involved in the development and implementation of this project.
  
• US Administration on Aging
  This site contains many Web links to fact sheets, facility directories, statistics, and research articles accessible online. Aging Internet Information Notes: Nursing Homes.