Table 2.

Unadjusted Differences in Nursing Home Staffing by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage

Staffing Hours Per Resident Day, mean	All (n=12,609)	Less Disadvantaged (n=10,539)	Severely Disadvantaged (n=2070)	Unadjusted Difference (95% CI)
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.42	0.44	0.31	0.13 (0.12–0.14)
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.79	0.79	0.80	−0.01 (−0.03–0.00)
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)	2.16	2.18	2.07	0.11 (0.08–0.13)
Physical Therapist (PT)	0.08	0.08	0.05	0.03 (0.03–0.03)
PT Assistant (PTA)	0.10	0.10	0.09	0.01 (0.01–0.02)
Occupational Therapist (OT)	0.07	0.08	0.05	0.03 (0.03–0.03)
OT Assistant (OTA)	0.09	0.09	0.08	0.01 (0.01–0.01)
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.01 (0.00–0.01)
Medical Social Worker (MSW)	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.01 (0.01–0.01)