Table 2.
Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Their Surroundings
| Licensed Nurses (FTE1/ resident) |
Licensed Nurses (hours/ resident/d) |
CNA2 (FTE/ resident) |
CNA (hours/ resident /d) |
Total number of deficiencies3 |
Index of deficiency in quality of nursing home care4 |
% Residents on Medicaid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (sd) | 0.22 (0.10) | 1.09 (0.48) | 0.44 (0.43) | 2.20 (2.13) | 3.78 (2.35) | 7.59 (6.30) | 73.79 (15.89) | |
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| Characteristics of Census Tract Community around Nursing Homes | ||||||||
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| Levels of Census Tract Community Characteristic | % American Indians/Asians/Pacific Islanders5 | % Non-Hispanic Blacks | % Hispanics | % Non-Hispanic Whites | % Below Poverty | % Working class | Proportion in an Urban Area | Proportion in a Rural Area |
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| < 25% | 434 (97.3)6 | 388 (87.0) | 406 (91.0) | 17 (3.8) | 406 (91.0) | 2 (0.4) | 210 (47.1) | 342 (76.7) |
| 25 to < 50% | 10 (2.2) | 34 (7.6) | 28 (6.3) | 41 (9.2) | 38 (8.5) | 46 (10.3) | 1 (0.2) | 36 (8.1) |
| 50 to < 75% | 0 (0.0) | 17 (3.8) | 9 (2.0) | 74 (16.6) | 2 (0.4) | 332 (74.4) | 13 (2.9) | 9 (2.0) |
| ≥ 75% | 2 (0.4) | 7 (1.6) | 3 (0.7) | 314 (70.4) | 0 (0.0) | 66 (14.8) | 222 (49.8) | 59 (13.2) |
1
Full-time equivalents/resident were calculated as total licensed nurse (registered and licensed practical nurses) and certified nursing assistant staffing reported for a two-week period (including full-time, part-time, and contract positions) divided by the total number of residents in a NH;.
2
CNA=Certified Nursing Assistant;
3
selected deficiencies relevant to the outcome;
4
scope/severity of selected quality of care deficiencies relevant to the outcome;
5
racial and ethnic categories are according to US Census;
6
as an example, 97.3% of NHs (n=434) in our sample were located in Census tract communities with <25% American Indian/Asian/Pacific Islander population