Measures of family assessment of nursing home care requested by July 6

Measures of family assessment of nursing home care requested by July 6

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is currently soliciting a voluntary submission by researchers, survey firms, stakeholders, and other interested parties of survey instruments or items from survey instruments measuring family assessments of nursing home care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assistance (CMS) established as a priority support for the development of a standardized survey for measuring and publicly reporting family and residents' assessments of nursing home care that could be used nationwide. CMS asked AHRQ for assistance in the development and testing of the survey instruments. A resident survey has been developed and is in the process of being field-tested.

The next step is development of a standardized instrument for investigation of family perspectives on residents' nursing home care. If selected for incorporation into a standardized CAHPS instrument for comparing family assessments of nursing home care, measures will be made freely available to encourage widespread use. Submissions are due July 6, and should be mailed to Judith A. Sangl, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, or preferably e-mailed to her at jsangl@ahrq.gov. The original Federal Register notice is available at:
a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-10284.htm.

Source: AHRQ Electronic Newsletter, May 7, 2004