Table 2.

Reported reasons for denying admission to nursing home applicants

Reason for admission decision	% (n) MRSA carriers denied (n = 61 denied of 219)*	% (n) Noncarriers denied (n = 49 denied of 274)
MRSA carrier	15 (32)	NA
Higher level of care needed	6 (14)	6 (16)
Behavioral issues†	4 (8)	5 (13)
Multiple MDROs	3 (7)	NA
Single room requested (but not available)	2 (5)	<1 (2)
Insufficient insurance	1 (3)	1 (4)

MDRO, multidrug-resistant organisms; NA, not applicable.

NOTE. Administrators were able to select multiple reasons for denying admission per applicant.

^*Results after excluding 51 applicants (19 carriers, 32 noncarriers) rejected because of no available beds.

^†Behavioral issues included substance abuse, aggression, and other unspecified behaviors.