Table 2.

Characteristics of Nursing Homes Visited and Number of Interviews

Site	Region	Bed Size	Ownership	Number of interviews
1	Northeast	Large	Non-profit	8
2	South	Large	For profit	6
3	South	Small	Non-profit	8
4	Northeast	Small	Non-profit	8
5	West/Midwest	Large	For profit	8
6	West/Midwest	Medium	For profit	6
7	South	Medium	For profit	7
8	South	Medium	For profit	8
9	Northeast	Large	Non-profit	7
10	West/Midwest	Small	For profit	7

Note: Bed size categories are: Small= <92, Medium= 92–120, Large= >120