Table 1.

Nursing Home (NH) Characteristics (N = 9,738)

Characteristic	Value
Resident aggregates
Number of first-ever NH admissions in 2006, mean ± SD	30.8 ± 19.6
Experiencing at least one fall event at follow-up, %	21.0
Staffing
Total registered nurse and licensed practical nurse hours per resident per day, mean ± SD	1.1 ± 0.5
Certified nursing assistant hours per resident per day, mean ± SD	2.2 ± 0.8
Physician assistant or nurse practitioner, %	32.9
Structure
Number of beds, mean ± SD	130.8 ± 66.4
Special care unit, %	25.8
Profit and chain status, %
Nonprofit, independently owned facility	17.9
Nonprofit, chain affiliated	10.4
For-profit, independently owned facility	25.1
For-profit, chain affiliated	46.6
Administrative characteristics, %
Religious affiliation	4.7
Hospital based	3.3
Funding sources, %
Medicare	15.2
Medicaid	62.3
Admissions per bed per year, mean ± SD	1.8 ± 1.4

SD = standard deviation.