Fecal carriage of any carbapenem-resistant or carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria was found in 23 of 500 (4.6%) acute care hospital admissions from nursing homes.
Use of a gastrostomy tube was associated with carriage of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (P = .04).
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae fecal carriage is uncommon in our hospital admissions from nursing homes.