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Nursing Home Checklist

This checklist is designed to help you evaluate and compare the nursing homes that you visit. It would be a good idea to make several copies of this checklist, so that you will have a new checklist for each home you visit.

Part 1 — Basic Information

Name of Nursing Home: ______________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________

Phone: _______________________________________________________________________________

Contact Person: ________________________________________________________________________

Cultural/Religious Affiliation (if any): _________________________________________________________________________

Medicaid Certified?

Yes

No

Medicare Certified?

Yes

No

Admitting New Residents?

Yes

No

Admitting Medicare-Medicaid Patients?

Yes

No

Convenient Location?

Yes

No

Is home capable of meeting your special care needs?

Yes

No

For Parts 2 through 5, rate the nursing home on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being a perfect score.

Part 2 — Quality of Life

1. Are residents treated respectfully by staff at all times?

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2. Are residents dressed appropriately and well-groomed?

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3. Does staff make an effort to meet the needs of each resident?

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4. Are there a variety of activities to meet the needs of residents?

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5. Is the food attractive and tasty? (Sample a meal if possible.)

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6. Are resident rooms decorated with personal articles?

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7. Is the environment homelike?

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8. Do common areas and resident rooms contain comfortable furniture?

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9. Does the facility have a family and residents' council?

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10. Does the facility have contact with outside groups of volunteers?

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Part 3 — Quality of Care

11. Does staff encourage residents to act independently?

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12. Does facility staff respond quickly to calls for assistance?

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13. Are residents and family involved in resident care planning?

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14. Does the home offer appropriate therapies (physical, speech, etc.)?

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15. Does the nursing home have an arrangement with a nearby hospital?

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Part 4 — Safety

16. Are there enough staff to appropriately provide care to residents?

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17. Are there handrails in the hallways and grab bars in bathrooms?

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18. Is the inside of the home in good repair and exits clearly marked?

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19. Are spills and other accidents cleaned up quickly?

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20. Are the hallways free of clutter and well-lighted?

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Part 5 — Other Concerns

21. Does the home have outdoor areas for resident use?

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22. Does the home provide an updated list of references?

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23. Are the latest survey reports and lists or resident rights posted?

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24. ___________________________________________

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25. ___________________________________________

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