Table 1.
Summary statistics for service quality variables.
| Service Quality Variables | CON States | Non-CON States | Mann-Whitney U Test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Survey Scores | 51.61 (65.09) |
81.35 (84.26) |
*** |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.53 (0.23) |
0.53 (0.26) |
*** |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 2.39 (0.56) |
2.42 (0.63) |
|
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 1.06 (0.41) |
1.08 (0.45) |
* |
| Nurse | 3.84 (0.74) |
3.88 (0.83) |
|
| RN Rating | 3.26 (1.18) |
3.21 (2.27) |
*** |
| Staff Rating | 3.04 (1.09) |
3.02 (1.19) |
* |
| Health Inspection Rating | 2.72 (1.28) |
2.63 (1.27) |
* |
| Health Complaints | 1.81 (2.49) |
2.43 (3.29) |
** |
| Fines | 10,281 (47,892) |
6702 (26,506) |
*** |
| Positive Fines | 38,674 (82,733) |
26,159 (47,617) |
|
| Median of Health Survey Scores | 31.33 | 49.67 | |
| Median of Positive Fines | 10,433 | 8651 | |
| Average Number of Nursing Homes per County | 8.61 | 7.56 | |
| Number of Nursing Homes | 9295 | 5320 | |
| Number of States | 34 | 14 |
Notes: The numbers in parentheses are standard errors. Data were reported for each nursing home, after which the averages were calculated for certificate-of-need (CON) and non-CON states. RN is adjusted RN staffing hours per resident per day. CNA is adjusted CNA staffing per resident per day. LPN is adjusted LPN staffing hours per resident per day. Nurse is adjusted total nurse staffing hours per resident per day. ***(**)[*] indicates the 0.001(0.01)[0.05] level of significance for the Mann–Whitney U test.