Table 4.
Resident Perceptions of Staff Relationships
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Resident characteristics | ||||
| Female | 4.911† (2.545) | 4.128 (2.522) | 4.046 (2.510) | 3.674 (2.489) |
| Never married or divorceda | −6.956 (4.428) | −6.262 (4.674) | −5.684 (4.447) | −5.536 (4.147) |
| Widoweda | 0.744 (3.453) | 0.252 (3.464) | 0.896 (3.403) | 0.803 (3.226) |
| Physical function | 2.365† (1.210) | 2.146† (1.179) | 2.193† (1.175) | 2.016† (1.146) |
| Facility characteristics | ||||
| Facility size | −0.014 (0.019) | −0.013 (0.018) | −0.015 (0.019) | −0.017 (0.019) |
| Behavioral ALFb | −10.792† (5.673) | −8.303 (5.911) | −7.411 (5.830) | −5.573 (5.675) |
| High-frailty ALFb | 0.701 (2.199) | 0.054 (2.380) | 1.030 (2.200) | 1.436 (2.243) |
| Advantage and choice | ||||
| Private payc | 0.590 (1.784) | 0.785 (1.674) | −2.835 (6.073) | |
| Control over moved | 7.184* (3.064) | 6.016* (2.862) | 21.729** (7.873) | |
| External social support | ||||
| Family contact | 2.359* (1.100) | 2.057* (1.017) | 5.713** (2.106) | |
| Friend contact | 2.777 (2.145) | 2.187 (1.989) | 2.286 (1.936) | |
| Private Pay × Family | 1.258 (1.935) | |||
| Control × Family | −6.286** (2.323) | |||
| Constant | 82.995** (5.417) | 81.464** (6.170) | 77.049** (6.647) | 68.908** (8.236) |
| Observations | 422 | 422 | 422 | 422 |
| R2 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
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.