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Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics
The Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics, CMS Form 671, dataset provides information submitted by nursing homes on the CMS Form 671 collected during annual surveys. The data include information about resident census, ownership, dedicated special care units, facility characteristics, and staffing.
Complete Metadata
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
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| bureauCode |
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|
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|
| dataQuality |
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|
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| identifier | https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/129a6503-c0f1-4132-b186-4c0232c2d894/data-viewer |
| issued | 2025-12-09 |
| keyword |
[
"hospitals & facilities",
"inpatient",
"long term care",
"medicare",
"skilled nursing"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.cms.gov/quality-of-care/long-term-care-facility-characteristics |
| language |
[
"en-US"
]
|
| license | https://www.usa.gov/government-works |
| modified | 2026-01-28 |
| programCode |
[
"009:000"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
[
"https://data.cms.gov/resources/long-term-care-facility-characteristics-methodology"
]
|
| temporal | 2023-10-01/2025-12-31 |
| theme |
[
"Medicare"
]
|
| title | Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics |
