*MDS 2.0 Manuals and Forms - The December 2002 Revised Long Term Care Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User's Manual for the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Version 2.0. Update files also available.

Nursing Home Setting Targets, Achieving Results (STAR)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Medicare - CMS' Medicare Beneficiary website with provider-specific quality measures and other information related to the Medicare program.

MEDQIC Nursing Home Quality Improvement Resources - The Medicare Quality Improvement Community (MedQIC) website is a comprehensive online resource of quality improvement information for Medicare's National Quality Improvement Priority Topics (include Nursing Homes). Information on MedQIC's website is organized by settings and clinical topics. You also may search the entire database for literature, tools, and other information related to improving quality of care.

Nursing Home Compare Site for South Dakota


Other Websites of Interest

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - On the OSHA website you can find Ergonomic Guidelines for Nursing Homes.

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - On the AHIMA website you can find LTC Health Information Practice & Documentation Guidelines.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

American Health Care Association

South Dakota Association of HealthCare Organizations (SDAHO)

South Dakota Health Care Association (SDHCA)

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute - On the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute's website you will find resources addressing the direct-care staffing crisis in long-term care.

American Association for Retired People (AARP) South Dakota

American Medical Directors Association - Online resource for medical directors and physicians practicing in the long term care continuum.