Advance Notification Letters

RCC-NCHS Advance Letter

Date

Name of Director

Name of Community

Community Address

Community City, State, Zip

Dear <Name of director>,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is conducting the 2014 National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). NSLTCP tracks trends in the supply and use of five major types of long-term care providers—assisted living and similar residential care communities, adult day services centers, home health agencies, nursing homes, and hospices. NSLTCP collects information about the characteristics of residential care providers, the services they offer, their staffing profile, and the demographics, functional status, and health of the residents they serve. Data are used to produce national and state estimates to help inform long-term care providers, planners, researchers, and policymakers. For example, see our recent NSLTCP report at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nsltcp/long_term_care_services_2013.pdf.

In a couple of weeks, we will send you study literature and information to complete the 2014 NSLTCP questionnaire. When your questionnaire arrives, please complete it as soon as possible. Completing the questionnaire will take 30 minutes on average. A few items may require you to consult your administrative/resident records. If you are the director for more than one community selected for this study, you will receive and be asked to complete a separate questionnaire for each selected community.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary, but will assist greatly in helping to further our nation’s understanding and planning for the long-term care needs of older adults and people with disabilities.

Data collection by NSLTCP is authorized by Section 306 of the Public Health Services Act (Title 42, U.S. code 242K). As required by federal law (section 308(d) of the Public Health Services Act in 42, U.S. Code, 242m(d) and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act Title 5 of PL 107-347), all information collected will be used only for statistical purposes and held in the strictest confidence. No data on individual residents will be collected.

These national organizations support NSLTCP: American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), LeadingAge, and the National Center for Assisted Living/American Health Care Association (NCAL/AHCA).

To learn more about this study, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp.htm or call an NSLTCP representative at (800) XXX-XXXX.

Thank you, in advance, for your help with this important study.

Sincerely,

Charles Rothwell, MS, MBA

Director, National Center for Health Statistics

ADSC NCHS Advance Letter

Date

Name of Director

Name of Center

Center Address

Center City, State, Zip

Dear <Name of director>,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is conducting the 2014 National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). NSLTCP tracks trends in the supply and use of five major types of long-term care providers—adult day services centers, assisted living and similar residential care communities, home health agencies, nursing homes, and hospices. NSLTCP collects information about the characteristics of adult day service providers, the services they offer, their staffing profile, revenue sources, and demographics, functional status, and health of the participants they serve. Data are used to produce national and state estimates to help inform long-term care providers, planners, researchers, and policymakers. For example, see the 2012 NSLTCP report at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nsltcp/long_term_care_services_2013.pdf.

In a couple of weeks, we will send you study literature and information to complete the 2014 NSLTCP questionnaire. When your questionnaire arrives, please complete it as soon as possible. Completing the questionnaire will take 30 minutes on average. A few items may require you to consult your administrative/participant records. If you are the director for more than one center, you will receive and be asked to complete a separate questionnaire for each center.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary, but will assist greatly in helping to further our nation’s understanding and planning for the long-term care needs of older adults and people with disabilities.

Data collection for NSLTCP is authorized by Section 306 of the Public Health Services Act (Title 42, U.S. code 242K). As required by federal law (section 308(d) of the Public Health Services Act in 42, U.S. Code, 242m(d) and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act Title 5 of PL 107-347), all information collected will be used only for statistical purposes and held in the strictest confidence. No data on individual residents will be collected.

The National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) and LeadingAge are in support of NSLTCP.

If you would like to learn more about this study, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp.htm or call an NSLTCP representative at (800) XXX-XXXX.

Thank you, in advance, for your help with this important study.

Sincerely,

Charles Rothwell, MS, MBA

Director, National Center for Health Statistics