Table 1.
Long‐Term Care Utilization and Market Characteristics (2007 and 2014)
| 2007 | 2014 | p‐Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing home characteristics | |||
| Total NH residentsb (N) | 1,207,674 | 1,086,184 | – |
| Total private‐pay NH residentsb (N) | 213,809 | 165,050 | – |
| Nursing home private‐pay utilization | |||
| N Private‐pay residentsb—mean (SD) | 14.3 (13.3) | 11.3 (13.0) | <.001 |
| % Private‐pay residentsb—mean (SD) | 20.1 (15.8) | 17.7 (17.0) | <.001 |
| N Private‐pay resident days—mean (SD) | 5,515.27 (5,048.60) | 4,064.98 (4,420.21) | <.001 |
| % Private‐pay resident days—mean (SD) | 21.3 (15.9) | 17.5 (16.1) | <.001 |
| Market characteristics | |||
| Total AL beds—mean (SD) | 285 (954) | 324 (937) | .126 |
| Median household incomec (in thousands)—mean (SD) | 49.5 (12.6) | 47.2 (12.1) | .000 |
| % Population white—mean (SD) | 86.2 (15.7) | 84.8 (15.8) | .002 |
| Total residents aged 65 and over—mean (SD) | 13,136 (36,549) | 16,141 (44,621) | .006 |
| Total NH beds—mean (SD) | 582 (1,524) | 572 (1,481) | .819 |
| % population dually eligible—mean (SD) | 16.2 (8.4) | 14.0 (7.1) | .000 |
Number of nursing homes in our sample = 14,993 (2007) and 14,569 (2014); number of markets/counties in our sample = 2,735, 2,744. Mean Nursing Home Characteristics is the average across nursing homes. Mean Market Characteristics is the average across counties.
a
p‐Values determined by two‐tailed t‐test.
b
Prevalence estimate on the first Thursday in April of the corresponding year.
c
Median household income inflation adjusted to 2014 dollars.
AL, assisted living; NH, nursing home; N, number; SD, standard deviation.