Table 5.
Resident Perceptions of Quality of Staff Assistance
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Resident characteristics | ||||
| Female | 2.953 (2.602) | 2.620 (2.536) | 2.468 (2.501) | 2.339 (2.522) |
| Never married or divorceda | −11.636** (4.204) | −12.655** (4.257) | −10.939** (4.049) | −10.923** (4.053) |
| Widoweda | −1.740 (3.147) | −2.880 (3.257) | −1.658 (3.182) | −1.723 (3.237) |
| Physical function | 3.358** (1.216) | 3.254** (1.224) | 3.258** (1.216) | 3.198* (1.224) |
| Facility characteristics | ||||
| Facility size | −0.009 (0.019) | −0.008 (0.018) | −0.009 (0.019) | −0.010 (0.019) |
| Behavioral ALFb | −4.812 (5.533) | −5.927 (5.753) | −2.946 (5.863) | −2.259 (5.928) |
| High-frailty ALFb | 1.860 (2.866) | −0.340 (3.042) | 2.035 (2.888) | 2.202 (2.978) |
| Advantage and choice | ||||
| Private payc | 4.537† (2.300) | 4.640* (2.260) | 3.180 (7.012) | |
| Control over moved | 6.628* (2.936) | 5.978* (2.841) | 11.953 (8.682) | |
| External social support | ||||
| Family contact | 1.374 (1.021) | 1.131 (0.970) | 2.506 (2.043) | |
| Friend contact | 1.973 (2.829) | 1.241 (2.649) | 1.268 (2.620) | |
| Private Pay × Family | 0.507 (2.199) | |||
| Control × Family | −2.387 (2.747) | |||
| Constant | 80.389** (5.507) | 84.983** (5.395) | 77.114** (6.379) | 74.078** (8.333) |
| Observations | 424 | 424 | 424 | 424 |
| R2 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
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.