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News from the National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study
This website contains an archive of monthly newsletters that were distributed to subscribers of the Long-term Care Listserv. The listserv is a way to get information about activities, products and release dates for the National Post-acute and Long-term Care Survey (NPALS), formerly the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP).
STATS OF THE MONTH
In recognition of National Public Health Week (April 1-7, 2024), we present estimates from the 2022 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS).
- In 2022, 54.1% of adult day services centers (ADSCs) had full- and part-time employee and contract registered nurses and 39.4% of ADSCs had full- and part-time employee and contract licensed practical or vocational nurses.
- In 2022, 41.1% of assisted living and similar other residential care communities (RCCs) had full- and part-time employee and contract registered nurses and 37.2% of RCCs had full- and part- time employee and contract licensed practical or vocational nurses.
Sources: Estimates from the 2022 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS) restricted survey files available through the NCHS Research Data Center (https://www.cdc.gov/rdc/index.htm).
Updates
*Restricted data files for the adult day services center and residential care components of 2022 NPALS are now available through the NCHS Research Data Center (RDC).
* Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NCHS is conducting a Direct Care Worker (DCW) Pilot Study in adult day services centers, residential care communities, and nursing homes to determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey in the future. DCWs such as certified nursing assistants, nursing assistants, home health aides, home care aides, personal care aides, personal care assistants, and medication technicians or medication aides are included.
* Updated long-term care dashboard “Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care” is available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/webtables/overview.htm.
The Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care in the United States dashboard was initially released in June and focused on national data for adult day and residential care sectors from the 2020 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study. The updated dashboard includes data on home health, hospice, nursing home, inpatient rehabilitation hospital, and long-term care hospital sectors. Subsequent releases will provide state-level data.
* The 2020 adult day services centers and residential care communities data briefs and web tables of state estimates are available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/reports.htm .
* Final COVID data from the adult day and residential care components of the 2020 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS) are available from the NCHS COVID dashboard –
New Products
- Singh P, Lendon JP, Sengupta M. Alzheimer disease or other dementias in adult day services centers, 2020. National Health Statistics Report; no 198. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15620/cdc:135024.
- Melekin A, Sengupta M. Infection control policies and practices in residential care communities, by selected organizational and geographic characteristics: United States, 2020. National Health Statistics Reports; no 205. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:137392.
Data Tell Stories. Tell Us Yours! How have you used information from the National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study? Email us a brief description at LTCSBFeedback@cdc.gov. In the subject field of your email, write “My NPALS data use example”. Your examples will help us showcase the value of NPALS.
WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS NEWSLETTER
STATS OF THE MONTH
In recognition of National Kidney Month (March 2024), we present estimates from the 2022 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS).
- In 2022, 8.5% of participants in adult day services centers (ADSCs) had a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.
- In 2022, 10.2% of residents in assisted living and similar residential care communities (RCCs) had a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.
Sources: Estimates from 2022 Restricted survey files available through the NCHS Research Data Center (https://www.cdc.gov/rdc/index.htm).
Updates
*Restricted data files for the adult day services center and residential care components of 2022 NPALS are now available through the NCHS Research Data Center (RDC).
* Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NCHS is conducting a Direct Care Worker (DCW) Pilot Study in adult day services centers, residential care communities, and nursing homes to determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey in the future. DCWs such as certified nursing assistants, nursing assistants, home health aides, home care aides, personal care aides, personal care assistants, and medication technicians or medication aides are included.
* Updated long-term care dashboard “Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care” is available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/webtables/overview.htm.
The Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care in the United States dashboard was initially released in June and focused on national data for adult day and residential care sectors from the 2020 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study. The updated dashboard includes data on home health, hospice, nursing home, inpatient rehabilitation hospital, and long-term care hospital sectors. Subsequent releases will provide state-level data.
* The 2020 adult day services centers and residential care communities data briefs and web tables of state estimates are available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/reports.htm.
* Final COVID data from the adult day and residential care components of the 2020 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS) are available from the NCHS COVID dashboard –
New Products
- Singh P, Lendon JP, Sengupta M. Alzheimer disease or other dementias in adult day services centers, 2020. National Health Statistics Report; no 198. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15620/cdc:135024.
- Melekin A, Sengupta M. Infection control policies and practices in residential care communities, by selected organizational and geographic characteristics: United States, 2020. National Health Statistics Reports; no 205. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:137392.
Data Tell Stories. Tell Us Yours! How have you used information from the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers? Email us a brief description at . In the subject field of your email, write “My NSLTCP data use example”. Your examples will help us showcase the value of NSLTCP.
WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS NEWSLETTER
STATS OF THE MONTH
In recognition of American Heart Month (February 2024), we present estimates from the 2022 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS).
- In 2022, 33.1% of residents in assisted living and similar residential care communities (RCCs) had a diagnosis of heart disease.
- In 2022, 18.5% of participants in adult day services centers (ADSCs) had a diagnosis of heart disease.
Sources: Estimates from 2022 Restricted survey files available through the NCHS Research Data Center (https://www.cdc.gov/rdc/index.htm).
Updates
*Restricted data files for the adult day services center and residential care components of 2022 NPALS are now available through the NCHS Research Data Center (RDC)
* Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NCHS is conducting a Direct Care Worker (DCW) Pilot Study in adult day services centers, residential care communities, and nursing homes to determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey in the future. DCWs such as certified nursing assistants, nursing assistants, home health aides, home care aides, personal care aides, personal care assistants, and medication technicians or medication aides are included.
* Updated long-term care dashboard “Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care” is available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/webtables/overview.htm.
The Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care in the United States dashboard was initially released in June and focused on national data for adult day and residential care sectors from the 2020 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study. The updated dashboard includes data on home health, hospice, nursing home, inpatient rehabilitation hospital, and long-term care hospital sectors. Subsequent releases will provide state-level data.
The 2020 adult day services centers and residential care communities data briefs and web tables of state estimates are available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/reports.htm
Final COVID data from the adult day and residential care components of the 2020 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS) are available from the NCHS COVID dashboard –
New Products
- Singh P, Lendon JP, Sengupta M. Alzheimer disease or other dementias in adult day services centers, 2020. National Health Statistics Report; no 198. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15620/cdc:135024.
- Melekin A, Sengupta M. Infection control policies and practices in residential care communities, by selected organizational and geographic characteristics: United States, 2020. National Health Statistics Reports; no 205. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:137392 (Will be available on February 27, 2024)
Data Tell Stories. Tell Us Yours! How have you used information from the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers? Email us a brief description at LTCSBFeedback@cdc.gov. In the subject field of your email, write “My NSLTCP data use example”. Your examples will help us showcase the value of NSLTCP.
WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS NEWSLETTER.
2023 Year in Review
In 2023, the Long-Term Care Statistics Branch (LTCSB) at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) had a productive year. We provided timely data to the public in a peer-reviewed article, data dashboards, and presentations at conferences and meetings. We also launched a pilot study of direct care workers to assess the feasibility of an innovative national study to investigate this increasingly important workforce for long-term care services. LTCSB has been preparing the 2022 NPALS data files for release in 2024 and planning the 2024 NPALS survey.
Peer-reviewed Article
Lendon JP, Caffrey C, Lau DT. End-Of-Life Care Planning and Bereavement Practices Among Adult Day Services Centers, 2018. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/10499091231163269
2020 NPALS data dashboard
The 2020 Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care in the United States dashboards were released in June and focused on national data for ADSCs and RCCs using data from 2020 NPALS. The newly updated dashboards include data on home health, hospice, nursing home, inpatient rehabilitation hospital, and long-term care hospital settings. Future releases will provide state-level data for all of the settings. The 2020 Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care is available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/webtables/overview.htm.
Presentations
LTCSB staff presented at various conferences and meetings in 2023. These include the National Center for Assisted Living State Affiliate Meeting, US Senate Special Committee on Aging Staff, multi-HHS agency Home and Community Based Care Forward group, 2023 Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Research and Policy Conference, NIH Webinar Series: Data from National Center for Health Statistics, at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Research Meeting, and at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) meeting.
Direct Care Worker (DCW) Pilot Study
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NCHS is conducting a Direct Care Worker (DCW) Pilot Study in ADSCs, RCCs, and nursing homes to determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey in the future. The pilot includes a comprehensive survey of DCWs, such as certified nursing assistants, nursing assistants, home health aides, home care aides, personal care aides, personal care assistants, and medication technicians or medication aides.
Future Data Release
NCHS is preparing restricted data files for the 2022 NPALS ADSC and RCC surveys. Data collection for the ADSC and RCC components of 2022 NPALS ended in March 2023. LTCSB anticipates the restricted data files will be available by the end of January 2024.
About NPALS
LTCSB would like to thank you for following our listserv and for your continued use and support of NPALS. In 2024, LTCSB will continue to publish NPALS products using the 2020 and 2022 data. Please stay tuned. From all of us here at NCHS, we wish you a wonderful new year!
In January 2020, National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP) was renamed National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS) to better reflect the scope of NCHS’ study of long-term and post-acute care. This new name reflects the addition of more post-acute sectors (inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals), while keeping the sectors (adult day services centers, assisted living and similar residential care communities, home health agencies, hospices, and nursing homes) that have been in the study since it launched in 2012. The information NCHS collects about ADSCs and participants and RCCs and residents remains the same.
Data Tell Stories. Tell Us Yours! How have you used information from the National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study? Email us a brief description at LTCSBFeedback@cdc.gov. In the subject field of your email, write “My NPALS data use example”. Your examples will help us showcase the value of NPALS. To learn more about NPALS, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/about_npals.htm