Table 2.
Characteristics of Nursing Homes by the Percent of Residents Identified as Black (Divided into Distribution Quartiles)
| 1st Quartile (Lowest Percent) | 2nd Quartile | 3rd Quartile | 4th Quartile (Highest Percent) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership | ||||
| For-profit, % | 56.8 | 72.8 | 82.4 | 83.1 |
| Part of a chain, % | 51.0 | 59.2 | 64.9 | 62.8 |
| Special care unit, % | 23.7 | 26.0 | 22.4 | 15.9 |
| Staffing | ||||
| >4.55 nursing hours/resident-day, % | 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 5.6 |
| Nurse practitioner or physician's assistant, % | 18.8 | 22.5 | 23.3 | 24.4 |
| Percent of nurses that are RNs, mean (SD) | 39.8 (20.1) | 36.6 (19.4) | 31.8 (18.8) | 27.3 (18.6) |
| Resident payer mix | ||||
| Percent Medicare, mean (SD) | 8.8 (11.8) | 9.7 (10.5) | 9.7 (11.7) | 8.2 (10.1) |
| Percent Medicaid, mean (SD) | 54.2 (24.6) | 60.6 (21.7) | 67.8 (20.2) | 78.6 (16.7) |
| Percent private pay, mean (SD) | 37.0 (23.6) | 29.7 (19.5) | 22.4 (16.7) | 13.1 (12.7) |
| Resource poor facility*, % | 4.2 | 6.0 | 12.3 | 32.5 |
| Number of states with X number of NHs within each quartile† | ||||
| X=0 NHs | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| X=1–9 NHs | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| X=10–49 NHs | 21 | 22 | 22 | 11 |
| X≥50 NHs | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 |
NP=nurse practitioner; PA=physician's assistant
*
Resource poor designation based on overall payer mix
†
Each state is represented within each column (quartile) so that the sum of each is 48.