United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-07-15 monographic deposited born digital 104 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-561 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-561 P0b002ee180386056 f:d03561 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-561 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-561 GAO-03-561 Extended care facilities Health care services Nursing homes Patient care services Quality control Standards evaluation Surveys CMS Online Survey Certification and Reporting System Other Written Product A07540 Since July 1998, GAO has reported numerous times on nursing home quality-of-care issues and identified significant weaknesses in federal and state oversight. GAO was asked to assess the extent of the progress made in improving the quality of care provided by nursing homes to vulnerable elderly and disabled individuals, including (1) trends in measured nursing home quality, (2) state responses to previously identified weaknesses in their survey, complaint, and enforcement activities, and (3) the status of oversight and quality improvement efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-561/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-561.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-561/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-561.pdf GAO-03-561 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-561 Other Written Product GAO-03-561; Nursing Home Quality: Prevalence of Serious Problems, While Declining, Reinforces Importance of Enhanced Oversight; Extended care facilities Health care services Nursing homes Patient care services Quality control Standards evaluation Surveys CMS Online Survey Certification and Reporting System