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HR 3590 EAS/PP
``(i) Staffing data for each facility (in-
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cluding resident census data and data on
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the hours of care provided per resident per
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day) based on data submitted under section
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1128I(g), including information on staffing
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turnover and tenure, in a format that is
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clearly understandable to consumers of long-
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term care services and allows such con-
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sumers to compare differences in staffing be-
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tween facilities and State and national
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averages for the facilities. Such format shall
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include--
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``(I) concise explanations of how
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to interpret the data (such as plain
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English explanation of data reflecting
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`nursing home staff hours per resident
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day');
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``(II) differences in types of staff
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(such as training associated with dif-
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ferent categories of staff);
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``(III) the relationship between
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nurse staffing levels and quality of
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care; and
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