·         Nursing Home
o   High Level of Care
o   Low to Medium Level of Resident Autonomy
o   Full supportive and nursing services for non-acute patients
 
·         Residential Facilities
o   Low to High Level of Care
o   Medium to High Level of Resident Autonomy
o   Supportive and/or health-related services are provided in a residential setting generally accommodating 4-20 people, not in a larger [...]

Federal
·         Health & Supportive Services
o   OBRA Regulations (Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities) – 42 C.F.R. § 483, Subp. B
o   Requirements for, and Assuring Quality of Care in, Skilled Nursing Facilities (Medicare/Federal Funded; Social Security Act § 1819) – 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3
o   Requirements for Nursing Facilities (Medicaid/State Funded; Social Security Act § 1919) – [...]

 
 
·         Federal Government
o   Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
o   Medicare – http://www.medicare.gov/
§  “Nursing Home Compare” – http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare (provides comprehensive data on each nursing home; operated by the federal government)
o   Eldercare Locator (helps find local agencies to assist in getting services) – http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx  
o   National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care – http://www.longtermcare.gov/LTC/Main_Site/index.aspx [...]

When selecting a nursing home or other long term care facility, consult additional resources to make an informed choice.  The following are resources available to view various pieces of information by provider; by consumer priorities; by health care condition; and by local agency:
 
·         “Nursing Home Compare” – http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare (provides comprehensive data on each nursing home; [...]