http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nnhsd/nnhsd.htm - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Provides information on surveys given by NCHS as well as publications by the center.

http://www.ahca.org/info/index.html - Consumer Information About Long Term Care. Maintained by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living.

http://www.hcfa.gov - Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). Recently renamed "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)", this site provides links to information about nursing homes geared toward a variety of audiences, as well as links to information about agency initiatives and publications.

http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Overview.asp - The Medicare nursing home resources site. Includes a database called "Nursing Home Compare" which allows users to compare nursing homes on certain criteria such as staffing levels and inspection results. Information on complaint inspections by nursing home is available at: http://www.house.gov/reform/min/#

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/nursinghome/index.html#Evaluation - OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). This site contains a wealth of information about safety regulations in nursing homes, including explanations of regulations and training materials for nursing home employees.

http://www.wahsa.org - Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (an association of not-for-profit long-term care facilities in Wisconsin). Provides links to the association's publications as well as other resources for staff of long-term care facilities.

http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/provider/NursingHomes.htm - Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services publications about nursing homes.

http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/bqaconsumer/NursingHomes/CIRindex.htm - Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. 1999 and 2000 Consumer Information Reports for Nursing Homes and Facilities for the Developmentaly Disabled.

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/nursehme/nurs-home.htm - Your Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home. An online publication of the Health Care Financing Administration.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/health/0502/02/B01-73854.htm - 2005 Detroit News article - Patients' deaths are scrutinized: Inquiries in other states reveal lapses in care; Michigan shuns investigations

http://www.idph.state.il.us/healthca/nursinghometestjava.htm - Illinois has approximately 1,200 long-term care facilities serving more than 100,000 residents, from the young to the elderly. These facilities are licensed, regulated and inspected at least annually by the Illinois Department of Public Health