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Bernie - Here's my excuse for not responding sooner: the task seemed overwhelming! Items to consider might be level of dyskinesia, confusion, balance, paranoia, hallucinations, # of falls and causes if discernible. How much of the residents' records go with them to doctor appts? My mother's NH sends a list of current meds, and that's about it. When she was having postural hypotension (did I get that right?) problems, they also sent a page or two from her file that showed BP readings. Copies of assessments by the OT or PT people - ADL's for instance - might be useful. Since a major purpose of the list would be to report data effectively to residents' neuro's, perhaps they would have some suggestions about what to include on it. I applaud anything you can do to improve the situation of PWP in nursing homes -- given the fact that even many neurologists know little about PD, it's obvious that NH staff will often be clueless. Have you noticed, BTW, recent postings about ! training videos? Mary Rack cg for Mom, Louise (75/6), NH resident [log in to unmask] ps Mom's neuro's nursing staff is WONDERFUL and have often communicated with the nursing staff at her NH -- the nurses at your residents' neuros offices might be able to help you too. Let me know if I can be any further help (well, I hope this was helpful!)