How can you, as a resident or family member, best use this information? In short, be engaged and be constructive. Review the information and discuss the results at future resident or family council meetings. Ask your home’s staff questions such as:

• How frequently are problems like falls or pressure ulcers occurring in our home?
• How do we compare to other homes?
• What’s being done to reduce them?
• There are many good ideas for preventing these from happening. Are we trying these ideas? If not, what are the barriers? How can they be addressed?
• Can we offer our own ideas or suggestions?
  

For homes that are not yet publicly reporting, ask when the home might be ready to have this information posted on this website.