The Nursing Home Compare Report Card: Perceptions of Residents and Caregivers Regarding Quality Ratings and Nursing Home Choice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the perceived usefulness of publicly reported nursing home quality indicators.

Study setting

Primary data were collected from October 2013 to August 2014 among a convenience sample of persons (or family member) recently admitted or anticipating admission to a nursing home within 75 miles of the city of Philadelphia.

Study design

Structured interviews were conducted to assess the salience of data on the Medicare Nursing Home Compare website, including star ratings, clinical quality measures, and benchmarking of individual nursing home quality with state and national data.

Data collection

Interviews were transcribed verbatim, independently coded by two reviewers, and agreement determined. A thematic analysis of transcripts was undertaken.

SUBMITTER: Schapira MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4874934 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature