Data Sources
The data on this Web site come from the following California state and United States federal government sources, as well as from a few private organizations. The data are updated quarterly with the most current information available.
FACILITIES
Nursing Homes
- Provider and ownership information, as well as state citation data: the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program, Electronic Licensing Management System (ELMS)
- Provider characteristics, clients, staffing, wages, occupancy rage, and financial data: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s annual utilization report for long term care facilities and the annual utilization report for hospitals (CA OSHPD)
- Type of care data: California OSHPD utilization report and the federal CMS Online Survey Certification and Reporting (CMS OSCAR) database
- Resident need for assistance data: the federal CMS Online Survey Certification and Reporting (CMS OSCAR) database
- Complaint data: Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN), a federal government database that is accessed through the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program
- Quality of care data: Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare Web site (CMS NH Compare)
- Resident Special Care Needs data: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Resource Utilization Groups (CMS RUGS) database
- Accreditation: The Joint Commission (JCAHO) and/or Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Campaign for Excellence: Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes (Campaign for Excellence)
- U.S. Government Five-Star Rating and Watch List: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Assisted Living
- All data: California Department of Social Services (CA DSS), Community Care Licensing Division
Congregate Living Health Facilities
- Facility and ownership information, as well as state citation data: the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program, Electronic Licensing Management System (ELMS)
- Resident information: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s annual utilization data for long term care facilities (CA OSHPD UTIL)
- Occupancy rates, staffing, wages, and financial data: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s annual financial report for long term care facilities (CA OSHPD FIN)
- Complaint data: Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN), a federal government database that is accessed through the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- Accreditation: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities & the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CARF-CCAC)
- All other data: California Department of Social Services (CA DSS), Community Care Licensing Division
CARE AT HOME
Home Health Care
- Program and ownership information: the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program, Electronic Licensing Management System (ELMS)
- Agency characteristics, clients, staffing, and financial data: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s annual utilization report for Home Health Agencies and Hospices (CA OSHPD)
- Deficiency and complaint data: Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN), a federal government database that is accessed through the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program
- Quality of care data: Medicare’s Home Health Compare Web site (CMS HH Compare)
- Accreditation: Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) and The Joint Commission (JCAHO)
Hospice
- Program and ownership information: the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program, Electronic Licensing Management System (ELMS)
- Program characteristics, services, clients, staffing, and financial data: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s annual utilization report for Home Health Agencies and Hospices (CA OSHPD)
- Deficiency and complaint data: Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN), a federal government database that is accessed through the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program
- Accreditation: Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) and The Joint Commission (JCAHO)
Adult Day Health Care
- Program and ownership information: California Department of Public Health Licensing and Certification Program, Electronic Licensing Management System (ELMS)
- Deficiency and complaint data: Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN), a federal government database that is accessed through the California Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification Program
Adult Day Care
- All data: California Department of Social Services (CA DSS), Community Care Licensing Division
Where available, provider emails and Web site URLs are reported by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).