Welcome to ResDAC's Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) web page. This web page provides information about the Long Term Care MDS and resources available for research. This section contains:

• What's New - Breaking news as it relates to CMS's Data
  
  
• Data Available - MDS data files
  
  
• Data Documentation - SAS input statements, data dictionaries and/or record layouts, file layouts or data layouts
  
  
• Requesting Data - Process of requesting the Long Term Care MDS from CMS
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Series of questions related to the Long Term Care MDS
  
  
      What is the cost of the CMS Data? - Cost of the CMS Administrative Data Files