Analyzing Nursing Home Characteristics: Issues In Comparing State And Federal Data Sources

Nursing homes, as we know them currently, are a relatively new entity on the health care landscape. The present longterm care system largely emerged in the early 1970s following the impact of Medicare. Earlier facilities hke board and care homes had sprouted up after the passage of social security, along with was activity by some churches and fraternal groups who had built retirement centers for their members.