Table 3.

Admission and Discharge Policies by Facility Type (Florida Study of Assisted Living facility survey N = 448)

	Traditional (%)	High-frailty (%)	Behavioral (%)	Significance
Would admit
Physical function
Uses wheelchair	76.5	84.0	55.5	***
Needs transfer assistance	72.9	79.2	40.3	***
Cannot manage bladder incontinence	85.6	91.7	49.3	***
Cannot manage bowel incontinence	88.3	92.9	72.2	***
Behavioral function
History of mental illness	27.9	43.0	84.3	***
Wanders	26.0	43.0	34.8	**
Verbally aggressive	10.8	20.4	34.3	***
Physically aggressive	1.9	3.9	8.6	*
Socially inappropriate behavior	14.6	25.5	25.4	*
Severe memory/judgment problems	36.2	61.6	55.6	***
Refuses needed services	15.2	19.6	30.4	*
Would discharge
Physical function
Uses wheelchair	15.8	10.4	45.9	***
Needs transfer assistance	22.6	16.2	61.4	***
Cannot manage bladder incontinence	13.5	6.9	50.0	***
Cannot manage bowel incontinence	27.4	15.2	60.7	***
Behavioral function
History of mental illness	67.0	52.3	21.0	***
Wanders	72.1	58.8	74.2	*
Verbally aggressive	88.2	83.0	75.8
Physically aggressive	96.9	95.8	93.8
Socially inappropriate behavior	84.2	70.9	78.5	*
Severe memory/judgment problems	57.9	36.8	47.6	***
Refuses needed services	83.4	77.3	66.7	*

Note: Bolded values significant at p < .05. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.