You have several options to check on nursing homes.  This includes a list of questions to ask as you evaluate them.

There are a number of very good articles on nursing homes including a list of ones with quality issues.   Click the appropriate links below.

If you are considering or have long term care insurance please read Aging, Frail and Fighting Insurers To Pay Up article in the The New York Times below.  

Fewer seniors are living in nursing homes.  There are other options. For an article in USA Today click here.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ, has an excellent site on long term care. Click here.

MEDICARE

• On the first page go down to search tools. click Compare Nursing Home in Your Area.   This will take you to their nursing home comparison site.
• When consider a nursing home, there are some important facts to consider.   Medicare provides a list of facts to consider.   Click here and you will go right to their publication.
• You can also review the section on Long-Term Care on the left side of the first page

HEALTH GRADES

• Health Grades sites allows you to research 15,000 nursing homes nationwide.
• Provides a sample Nursing Home Quality Comparison Report of about 11 pages.  Included is a list of interview tips.
• At the end you can compare nursing homes in your area.
• The cost is $19.95