Table 1.

Outcome measures included in Nursing Home Compare (from the Minimum Data Set) and the process of care associated with these outcomes (from OSCAR data). Release dates of the outcome measures on Nursing Home Compare and means (and standard deviations) of outcome and process measures are included.

	Outcome measure from Nursing Home Compare (and public release date)	Mean (SD) of outcome measure	Associated process of care	Mean (SD) of process measure
Pain	% long-stay residents with moderate or severe pain (released November 2002; April 2002 in pilot states)	5.8 (5.7)	% of residents in pain management program	22.1 (21.5)
Incontinence	% long-stay residents who have/had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (released January 2004)	6.0 (6.2)	% of residents on written bladder training program	6.3 (13.1)
Pressure sores	% high-risk long-stay residents with pressure sores (released November 2002; April 2002 in pilot states)	12.9 (8.9)	% of residents receiving preventive skin care	70.7 (30.0)
	% low-risk long-stay residents with pressure sores (released November 2002; April 2002 in pilot states)	2.6 (4.8)	% of residents receiving preventive skin care	70.7 (30.0)
Weight loss	% long-stay residents with significant weight loss (released November 2004)	9.0 (6.2)	% of residents receiving tube feeds % of residents receiving mechanically altered diets % of residents with assist devices while eating	6.3 (7.5) 35.1 (13.7) 8.1 (9.2)