Table 1.
Characteristics of 22 Orange County Nursing Homes, 2009
| Nursing home characteristic | Median (range) |
|---|---|
| No. of beds | 99 (24–255) |
| No. of annual admissions | 345 (31–1,894) |
| Length of stay, days | 71 (26–369) |
| CA-MRSA isolates, % | 22 (0–44) |
| Demographics, % of all facility residents | |
| Under 65 years old | 10 (0–64) |
| Male sex | 39 (21–67) |
| Nonwhite race | 14 (1–88) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 10 (1–38) |
| Less than high school education | 20 (0–64) |
| Medicare insurance | 18 (1–41) |
| Comorbidities, % of all facility residents | |
| Diabetes | 29 (17–59) |
| Congestive heart failure | 20 (2–29) |
| Dementia | 29 (13–75) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 16 (2–26) |
| Renal failure | 8 (0–28) |
| Cancer | 9 (0–31) |
| Skin lesions | 8 (3–10) |
| Fecal incontinence | 45 (5–91) |
| Poor locomotion | 66 (31–89) |
| Functional status, average score among all facility residents | |
| RUG scorea | 0.92 (0.81–1.43) |
| ADL scoreb | 20 (11–27) |
a
Facility average resource utilization group (RUG) score reflects a resident’s required level of care. RUG scores are calculated with reference to 1, where a RUG score higher than 1 indicates a higher required level of care.
b
Facility activities of daily living (ADL) score indicates a resident’s ability to perform activities of daily living, where 0 indicates complete independence and 28 indicates complete dependence on caregivers.