Statistics are presented on the characteristics of persons discharged from nursing homes over a 12-month period during 1984-85. Data are presented on discharge status (live or dead), duration of stay, dependencies in mobility and continence, living arrangements (prior to admission and after discharge), primary diagnoses at admission and discharge, primary sources of payment for admission and discharge months, histories of other institutionalizations according to sex and age, marital status at discharge, race, and Hispanic origin. Also presented is information on nursing home discharges by facility characteristics including ownership status, bed size, chain affiliation, and whether the nursing home was in a metropolitan statistical area.