Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of SNFs, 2014-2018.
| Characteristic | SNFs, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All NHC (n = 14 787)a | In the main review website sample (n = 1536)b | In the subsample with ≥3 review website reviews (n = 1011) | |
| Region | |||
| Northeast | 18.0 | 15.9c | 14.1c |
| South | 36.5 | 20.2c | 18.5c |
| Midwest | 31.1 | 14.5c | 12.3c |
| West | 14.4 | 50.2c | 55.1c |
| Size, beds (No.) | |||
| Small (<100) | 44.3 | 39.3c | 40.3c |
| Medium (100-199) | 49.0 | 50.4 | 49.0 |
| Large (≥200) | 6.7 | 10.3c | 10.7c |
| Ownership | |||
| Nonprofit | 34.9 | 23.6c | 21.9c |
| For-profit | 65.2 | 76.4c | 78.1c |
| Location | |||
| Urban | 73.5 | 96.8c | 96.1c |
| Rural | 26.5 | 3.2c | 3.9c |
| Any advanced practitioners (eg, NPs) | 50.9 | 53.7b | 51.8 |
| Part of a chain | 58.6 | 60.3 | 59.3 |
| Hospital-based | 3.9 | 1.5c | 1.4c |
| NHC rating | |||
| 1 star | 13.6 | 7.6c | 6.4c |
| 2 stars | 19.9 | 17.2c | 17.0c |
| 3 stars | 17.8 | 15.7c | 15.3c |
| 4 stars | 23.4 | 25.5 | 25.6 |
| 5 stars | 25.3 | 34.3c | 35.7c |
| Review website | |||
| Rating, mean (SD) | NA | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.0) |
| Reviews per SNF, median (IQR) | NA | 6 (3-13) | 8 (4-16) |
| Rehospitalization rate per 100 discharges, mean (SD) | 21.8 (6.0) | 22.5 (5.1)c | 22.5 (5.0)c |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NA; not applicable; NHC, Nursing Home Compare; NP, nurse practitioner; SNF, skilled nursing facility.
a
All SNFs in NHC with star ratings and rehospitalization rates reported in 2014-2018.
b
The review website, Yelp, is an online platform that allows consumers to rate and review businesses and services; scored on a 1- to 5-star rating scale, with 1 star indicating the lowest rating and 5 stars indicating the highest rating.
c
Different from population (all NHC SNFs) at P < .05.