| 7. How frequently have you observed the following problems on the nursing home surveys that you have worked on? Note: If your state is participating in the Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) Demonstration Project please respond based on the traditional survey process. |
| Always (percent) |
Frequently (percent) |
Sometimes (percent) |
Infrequently (percent) |
Never (percent) |
Not sure/No opinion (percent) |
Non response (percent) |
Number of respondents |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Weaknesses in the current survey methodology result in missed or incorrectly identified deficiencies at the facility. | 0.8 | 7.8 | 37.1 | 43.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 2,340 |
| b. There are too many new surveyors who are not yet comfortable with their job responsibilities. | 4.1 | 21.8 | 33.0 | 28.3 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 2,340 |