Table 1.
Descriptions of Participating Residents (n=1791) and RC/AL Facilities (n=189)a
| Resident Variables | Percent of Residents (%) or M (SD) |
|---|---|
| Distribution of residents by state | |
| Florida | 24% |
| Maryland | 30% |
| New Jersey | 21% |
| North Carolina | 25% |
| Age (years) | 84.0 (7.8) |
| ≥85 | 51.6% |
| Gender (female) | 75.6 % |
| Race (white) | 90.6 % |
| Number of comorbid conditionsb | 5.0 (2.7) |
| ADL Function | |
| Independent in 7 ADLs | 57.1% |
| Independent in 3 mobility-related ADLs (bed mobility, transfer, walk) | 80.9% |
| Cognition (MDS-COGS score)c | |
| Intact (0-1) | 40.2% |
| Mild-moderately impaired (2-4) | 34.7 % |
| Severely impaired (5-8) | 19.3 % |
| Very severely impaired (9-10) | 5.9 % |
| Depressed (CSD-D score > 7) | 13.6 % |
| Facility Variables | Percent of Facilities or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Facility Type (n of residents) | |
| < 16 beds (608) | 58.2% |
| Traditional (568) | 21.2% |
| New-model (615) | 20.6% |
| For-profit ownership | 75.5% |
| Have an RN or LPN | 65.8% |
| AL-EQSe | 16.5 (5.1) |
a
Missing values ranged 1 to 60 for resident variables and 0 to 38 for facility variables.
b
31 items of comorbidity ranged 0 – 15, higher scores indicate more comorbidity.
c
Minimum Data Set Cognition Scale; range 0-10.
d Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; range 0-38 (19 items, each scored 0-2).
e
Assisted Living Environmental Quality Score; range 5–26, higher scores indicate better environment.