Table 2.
Residents’ quality of life (QOL)—pre, post, and changes over time by assisted living communities.
| ALCa | Number of residents | Pre-QOLb, mean (95% CI) | Post-QOLc, mean (95% CI) | Change in QOLd, mean (95% CI) |
| ALC 1 | 5 | 19.20 (14.36 to 24.04) | 16.00 (9.26 to 22.74) | −3.20 (−6.41 to 0.01) |
| ALC 2 | 6 | 21.00 (14.23 to 27.77) | 21.67 (15.85 to 27.49) | 0.67 (−3.87 to 5.20) |
| ALC 3 | 5 | 22.80 (17.73 to 27.87) | 21.90 (17.73 to 26.07) | −0.90 (−2.57 to 0.77) |
| ALC 4 | 3 | 27.00 (6.67 to 47.33) | 16.00 (7.04 to 24.96) | −11.00 (−23.91 to 1.91) |
| ALC 5 | 7 | 26.43 (20.99 to 31.87) | 25.29 (16.31 to 34.26) | −1.14 (−7.03 to 4.72) |
| Totale | 26 | 23.15 (20.84 to 25.46) | 20.94 (18.23 to 23.65) | −2.21 (−4.28 to −0.14) |
aALC: assisted living community.
bNo significant differences in pre-QOL across ALC (P=.18).
cNo significant differences in post-QOL across ALC (P=.11).
dChange in QOL differs significantly by ALC (P=.02).
eOverall residents’ QOL decreased significantly by 2.21 points (P=.047).