At a glance
- Find information to help you complete the Residential Care Community (RCC) Survey's provider questionnaire.
- The Residential Care Community (RCC) Survey is part of the National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS). The survey includes a provider questionnaire about the residential care community.
Overview
The Residential Care Community (RCC) Survey is part of the National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS). The survey includes a provider questionnaire about the residential care community.
Completing the provider questionnaire
The provider questionnaire takes, on average, about 30 minutes to complete. You have the option to complete and submit the provider questionnaire online or by mailing back the completed hard copy. Some people find that it is faster or more convenient to complete the provider questionnaire online than by hardcopy.
- If submitting online, you can save your information and come back to complete it later. You also can print a copy of your online submission for your records.
- If submitting by hard copy, please return your completed hardcopy provider questionnaire in the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope. The address is: NPALS, Cox Building – FDC, PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-9779.
The questionnaire should be completed using the most current information available unless question text specifies a different reference period (such as during the last 30 days, in the last 90 days, in the last 12 months).
To view a copy of the provider questionnaire, go to 2024 Residential Care Community Provider Questionnaire.
Operators of multiple communities
If your organization operates multiple residential care communities, please only complete a questionnaire for the residential care community in your organization that we have invited to be part of this year's survey sample. Each sampled RCC site will receive its own questionnaire and the responses to the questions should be only about the community whose name and address appear in the label.
It is important that you complete a questionnaires for each community separately, so that the National Center for Health Statistics can make accurate estimates for all residential care communities in the United States. Please do not provide answers for multiple centers on one questionnaire.