Table 3.
Resident Perceptions of Relationships with Coresidents
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Resident characteristics | ||||
| Female | 10.759** (3.334) | 8.890** (3.368) | 8.807** (3.346) | 8.238* (3.346) |
| Never married or divorceda | −4.563 (5.102) | −2.860 (5.471) | −2.390 (5.387) | −1.718 (5.122) |
| Widoweda | 4.050 (4.407) | 3.857 (4.755) | 4.397 (4.650) | 4.539 (4.496) |
| Physical function | 4.963** (1.411) | 4.452** (1.325) | 4.486** (1.352) | 4.359** (1.378) |
| Facility characteristics | ||||
| Facility size | −0.049* (0.022) | −0.050* (0.020) | −0.051* (0.021) | −0.053* (0.021) |
| Behavioral ALFb | −3.496 (6.843) | 3.154 (6.568) | 3.780 (7.021) | 6.383 (7.207) |
| High-frailty ALFb | −2.398 (3.458) | −2.345 (2.976) | −1.592 (3.127) | −1.457 (3.187) |
| Advantage and choice | ||||
| Private payc | 0.307 (3.714) | 0.492 (3.387) | 7.209 (7.654) | |
| Control over moved | 7.459* (3.591) | 4.719 (3.250) | 11.496† (6.761) | |
| External social support | ||||
| Family contact | 4.057** (1.432) | 3.806** (1.406) | 7.071** (2.316) | |
| Friend contact | 8.333* (3.189) | 7.889* (3.099) | 8.146* (3.142) | |
| Private Pay × Family | −2.477 (2.516) | |||
| Control × Family | −2.892 (2.404) | |||
| Constant | 60.297** (6.440) | 51.252** (6.543) | 47.882** (7.386) | 40.168** (8.322) |
| Observations | 429 | 429 | 429 | 429 |
| R2 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
Notes: ALF = assisted living facility.
a
Reference category is married.
b
Reference category is traditional ALF.
c
Reference category is all other sources of payment besides private funds and long-term care insurance.
d
Reference category is little or no control over the move to AL.
**p < .01; *p < .05; †p < .10.