Download Discharged Resident Survey and Instructions

Download a ZIP file containing all Discharged Resident Survey documents: (ZIP [ - 3.17 MB])

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Contents of the ZIP file

What's Available for the CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys
Find out what documents are available to support your use of the Nursing Home Surveys.

Survey

Discharged Resident Survey
Includes the core questionnaire for an adult population; available in English and Spanish.

Guidance Documents

Translating CAHPS Surveys
Explains how to translate CAHPS surveys from English into another language in a cost-effective yet culturally competent manner.

Instructions for Analyzing Data from CAHPS Surveys
Provides general guidelines for using the CAHPS analysis program (known as the CAHPS macro).

SAS Document Package
Includes SAS® files needed for the CAHPS analysis program.

Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys
Provides an overview of the types of reports and measures that could be created for the Nursing Home Surveys. At this time, composite and rating measures are specified for the Family Member Survey only.

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Any questions? Contact the CAHPS User Network at cahps1@westat.com or 1-800-492-9261.