The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) care compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare/) allows you to compare performance at nursing homes throughout the United States. Go to this site and search for nursing homes within 50 miles of your location.

a. Which facilities rate highest in each of the following measurement categories?

Inspections Staffing Quality of resident care

b. Explore the care compare site and review the data for each nursing home measurement category. Which performance measures in these categories are most important to consumers of nursing home services? Which performance measures are least important to consumers? Are consumers using the data on the care compare website to select a nursing facility? What other factors might influence consumer choice?