Table 2.

Staffing Characteristics of Sample Nursing Homes

	1	2	3
Staffing Measures	Low Homes <25th Percentile Mean (SD) Range	High Homes 75–90th Percentile Mean (SD) Range	Highest Homes 90th+Percentile Mean (SD) Range	Significant Comparisons
2000 State Registered Nurse Staffing Data—Hours per resident day	.29 (+/−.006)	.48 (+/−.13)	.57 (+/−.42)	1 vs. 2*
2001–2002 Registered Nurse Staffing Data according to Administrator Interview—Hours per resident day	.34 (+/−.08)	.38 (+/−.14)	.70 (+/−.55)	1 and 2 vs. 3*
				1 vs. 3*
2000 State Licensed Vocational Nurse Staffing Data—Hours per resident day	.51 (+/−.11)	.58 (+/−.004)	.90 (+/−.18)	1 and 2 vs. 3**
				1 vs. 3**
				2 vs. 3*
2001–2002 Licensed Vocational Nurse Staffing Data according to Administrator Interview—Hours per resident day	.62 (+/−.12)	.49 (+/−.19)	.88 (+/−.12)	1 and 2 vs. 3**
				1 vs. 3**
				2 vs. 3**
2000 State Aide Staffing Data—Hours per resident day	1.95 (+/−.10)	2.32 (+/−.13)	3.43 (+/−.74)	1 and 2 vs. 3**
				1 vs. 2**
				1 vs. 3**
				2 vs. 3*
2001–2002 Aide Staffing Data according to Administrator Interview—Hours per resident day	2.3 (+/−.24)	2.1 (+/−.16)	2.99 (+/−.98)	1 and 2 vs. 3*
				1 vs. 3*
				2 vs. 3*
2000 State Total Staffing Data (licensed and nonlicensed nursing staff)—Hours per resident day	2.73 (+/−.009)	3.40 (+/−.000)	4.88 (+/−1.13)	1 and 2 vs. 3**
				1 vs. 2**
				1 vs.3**
				2 vs. 3*
2001–2002 Total Staffing Data according to Administrator Interview—Hours per resident day	3.26 (+/−.29)	3.0 (+/−.35)	4.57 (+/−1.49)	1 and 2 vs. 3*
				1 vs. 3*
				2 vs. 3*
Nurse Aide Interview Data: How many people are you working with? (7-3 shift and 3-11 shift combined)—Mean residents per aide 2001–2002	9.4 (2.5)	10.4 (2.2)	7.6 (1.5)	1 and 2 vs. 3**
n=48	n=27	n=41	1 vs. 3**
				2 vs. 3**
Administrator Interview Data 2001–2002: How many aides are usually scheduled from 7a.m. to 11p.m.?—Mean residents per aide	9.3 (+/−1/6)	9.7(+/−.73)	7.0(+/−1.8)	1 and 2 vs. 3**
				1 vs. 3*
				2 vs. 3*

^*P≤.05;

^**P≤.001.