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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Econ. 2018 Dec 7;4(4):411–432. doi: 10.1162/ajhe_a_00110

Table 1.

Characteristics of California Nursing Homes, 2005–12

Characteristics California Nursing Homes, (N = 1,044)
Dependent variables
Mean Total Nurse Minutes PRD, [std. dev.] 214.1 [28.7]
Mean RN Minutes PRD, [std. dev.] 20.0 [11.7]
Mean LPN Minutes PRD, [std. dev.] 45.6 [12.9]
Mean Aides Minutes PRD, [std. dev.] 148.5 [19.9]
Mean RN/Total Minutes PRD, [std. dev.] 0.09 [0.05]
Other facility characteristics
Mean Number of Beds, [std. dev.] 95.02 [47.56]
Percentage Small Size, (n) 30.08 (314)
Percentage Large Size, (n) 69.92 (730)
Percentage Low Staffing, (n) 66.19 (691)
Percentage High Staffing, (n) 33.81 (353)
Percentage For-Profit, (n) 86.59 (904)
Percentage Non-Profit, (n) 13.41 (140)
Mean Net Revenue [std. dev.] 6,898.48 [3,789.17]

PRD (per resident day)

Small size is defined by nursing homes with <=60 beds

Large size is defined by nursing homes with >60 beds

Low staffing is defined by a mean total nurse staffing less than or equal to the mean of total nurse staffing across all nursing homes; Mean total staffing within low staffing nursing homes is 200.4.

High staffing is defined by a mean total nurse staffing greater than the mean of total nurse staffing across all nursing homes; Mean total staffing within high staffing nursing homes is 240.7..

Mean net revenue reported in thousands of dollars.