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State-by-State List of Nursing-Home Performance Data
By Jane Irene Kelly
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Pennsylvania
The state's Long Term Care Gateway maintains a directory of nursing homes that provides basic contact information and important inspection results. Sort the directory by facility name, city, county, ZIP code, size, or ownership type.
Search results will reveal contact information, bed capacity, and the average number of nursing hours that a resident gets each day. Select the View Survey link to determine the date of a facility's last inspection, the results, and the nursing home's "plan of correction."
Click the View Additional Services link for more details—such as whether the nursing home will allow pet visits, if there is a barbershop or salon on the premises, and whether residents can participate in church services at the facility.
For more information about nursing homes in Pennsylvania, contact your local long-term care ombudsman.
Rhode Island
The state's Survey Performance Tool for Rhode Island Nursing Homes identifies nursing homes alphabetically and indicates their survey scores in several categories such as Resident Rights and Food Service. (Note: The list does not provide specific contact information for nursing homes.)
For more information about nursing homes in Rhode Island, contact the state's long-term care ombudsman at 401-785-3340.
South Carolina
South Carolina does not provide its own nursing home report cards online, but you can access this type of information by using Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool to research Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in the state.
The state provides a list of nursing homes (note: PDF file) that includes basic contact information at each facility.
For more information about nursing homes in South Carolina, contact the state's long-term care ombudsman at 803-898-2850.
South Dakota
South Dakota does not provide its own nursing home report cards online, but you can access this type of information by using Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool to research Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in the state.
For more information about nursing homes in South Dakota, contact an Adult Services and Aging social worker.
Tennessee
Tennessee does not provide its own nursing home report cards online, but you can access this type of information by using Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool to research Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in the state.
The state provides a health care facilities directory, where you can search for nursing homes by county. The resource reveals contact information and bed capacity at each facility, as well as the date that the nursing home was last surveyed.
For more information about nursing homes in Tennessee, contact the state's long-term care information line at 866-836-6678.
Texas
The state maintains a
Long Term Care Quality Reporting System that enables you to search for and evaluate nursing homes.
Choose the type of facility that you want to research, then identify the appropriate county, ZIP code, area code, or city name. The resulting list of nursing homes provides contact information, as well as an overall score and rating symbols that indicate a facility's general quality and performance during recent inspections. Click on the facility's name or any of the rating symbols for more details about its inspection results and quality of services.
For more information about nursing homes in Texas, contact the state's long-term care ombudsman.
Utah
The state offers online nursing-home report cards, but each facility's report shows up as a separate PDF file, so comparing different nursing homes will take some work.
Actually, each facility's report shows up as two PDF files—1) a Full Facility Profile that covers the last inspection, and 2) a History Facility Profile that provides information from the last four annual inspections. The reports indicate the types of deficiencies that were discovered—and whether or not the problem was corrected. (Learn about the inspection process and the terms contained within the reports to better interpret the information.)
The state also maintains an alphabetical list of nursing homes in Utah that reveals contact information and bed capacity for each facility.
For more information about nursing homes in Utah, contact the state's long-term care ombudsman at 801-538-3924.
Vermont
The state's Department of Aging and Disabilities maintains a web site that is devoted to Nursing Home Information. Pull up the county-by-county list of nursing homes, a Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home, and a nursing home evaluation checklist.
The state also publishes a Nursing Home Resident Satisfaction Survey. The results for each facility reveal how it stacks up against the state average in categories such as dining, maintenance, nurses, activities, and more.
For more information about nursing homes in Vermont, contact the state's long-term care ombudsman at 802-863-5620.
Virginia
Virginia does not provide its own nursing home report cards online, but you can access this type of information by using Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool to research Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in the state.
For more information about nursing homes in Virginia, contact your local long-term care ombudsman.
Washington
Washington does not provide its own nursing home report cards online, but you can access this type of information by using Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool to research Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in the state.
The state's Department of Social and Health Services offers a directory of nursing homes, sortable by facility name, county, or ZIP code.
For more information about nursing homes in Washington, contact the state's long-term care ombudsman at 800-562-6028.
West Virginia
West Virginia does not provide its own nursing home report cards online, but you can access this type of information by using Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool to research Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in the state.
For more information about nursing homes in West Virginia, contact your local long-term care ombudsman.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin does not provide its own nursing home report cards online, but you can access this type of information by using Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool to research Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in the state.
The state's Department of Health & Family Services offers a guide to choosing a nursing home, a nursing home evaluation checklist, and a directory of nursing homes within the state, sortable by county.
For additional information on nursing homes in Wisconsin, contact the state's long-term care ombudsman at 800-815-0015 or BOALTC@ltc.state.wi.us.
Wyoming
Wyoming does not provide its own nursing home report cards online, but you can access this type of information by using Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool to research Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in the state.
For more information about nursing homes in Wyoming, contact your local long-term care ombudsman.
Jane Irene Kelly is a freelance writer based in Pleasant Hill, California.
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