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Table 2. RUG-III and MEDPAR Proxy Weights for Nursing and Nursing/Therapy.

RUG-III Category and Intensity¹	Number in NHCMQ Sample	Nursing Weight		Nursing/Therapy Weight	MEDPAR Proxy Nursing Weight	MEDPAR Proxy Nursing/Therapy Weight
Rehabilitation
Total	552	1.37		2.28	—	—
Very High 14-18	37	1.79		3.68	1.29	3.14
Very High 8-13	77	1.18		3.01
Very High 4-7	21	0.82		2.65
High 15-18	23	1.93		2.83	1.43	2.41
High 12-14	51	1.50		2.47
High 8-11	53	1.31		2.29
High 4-7	24	1.06		2.14
Medium 16-18	17	2.09		2.52	1.44	1.99
Medium 8-15	134	1.38		1.95
Medium 4-7	16	1.25		1.74
Low 12-18	61	1.36		1.52	1.28	1.44
Low 4-11	38	1.14		1.31
Extensive Services
Total	161	2.16		1.97	2.16	1.97
3	13	3.97		3.61
2	38	2.65		2.44
1	110	1.78		1.62
Special Care
Total	767	1.50		1.36	1.50	1.36
17-18	303	1.61		1.45
14-16	372	1.47		1.33
7-13	92	1.28		1.18
Clinically Complex
Total	2,398	1.05		0.98	1.05	0.98
17-18 D	55	1.46		1.34
17-18	282	1.37		1.24
11-16 D	204	1.19		1.11
11-16	875	1.16		1.08
6-10 D	89	1.08		1.02
6-10	389	0.94		0.89
4-5 D	72	0.76		0.73
4-5	432	0.67		0.65
Impaired Cognition
Total	769	0.67		0.62	0.67	0.62
6-10 N	127	0.88		0.80
6-10	278	0.80		0.73
4-5 N	54	0.60		0.56
4-5	310	0.49		0.46
Behavior Problems
Total	125	0.57	0.54		NOC	NOC
6-10 N	14	0.87	0.79		0.79	0.73
6-10	31	0.78	0.72
4-5 N	11	0.58	0.53
4-5	69	0.41	0.41
Reduced Physical Function
Total	2,876	0.79	0.73		NOC	NOC
16-18 N	217	1.19	1.07		0.79	0.73
16-18	356	1.13	1.02
11-15 N	333	1.01	0.92
11-15	609	1.00	0.91
9-10 N	53	0.86	0.78
9-10	124	0.77	0.71
6-8 N	45	0.68	0.65
6-8	147	0.66	0.62
4-5 N	108	0.52	0.52
4-5	884	0.39	0.39

Numbers represent ADL levels; D indicates depressed state of mind; N indicates nursing rehabilitation services given.

NOTES: RUG-III is Resource Utilization Group, Version III. MEDPAR is Medicare provider analysis and review file. NHCMQ is Nursing Home Case Mix Quality demonstration. NOC is not otherwise classified.

SOURCE: Fries, B.E.: Multistate Nursing Home Case Mix and Quality Demonstration: Description of the Resource Utilization Group, Version III (RUG-III) System. Unpublished. March 20, 1992.