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. 2021 Mar 10;22(5):955–959.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.03.001

Supplementary Table 3.

Model Output

Supplementary Table 3A includes the model coefficients from the negative binomial model with constant dispersion when modeling the number of cases per 1000 residents using the 3 different measures.

COVID-19 Cases per 1000 Estimated Number of Residents COVID-19 Cases per 1000 Occupied Beds CMS Total Resident Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per 1000 Residents
Star rating
 Below average (Special focus facility, 1 star or 2 stars) ref ref ref
 Average (3 stars) −0.0590 −0.0601 −0.0525
(0.0385) (0.0386) (0.0359)
 Above average (4 or 5 stars) −0.211∗∗∗ −0.217∗∗∗ −0.193∗∗∗
(0.0328) (0.0329) (0.0304)
Cases per capita per county 0.000331∗∗∗ 0.000331∗∗∗ 0.000385∗∗∗
(0.0000168) (0.0000168) (0.0000147)
Adjusted total nurse staffing hours per resident per day −0.138∗∗∗ −0.139∗∗∗ −0.0915∗∗∗
(0.0226) (0.0226) (0.0204)
Facility ownership type
 For-profit ref ref ref
 Government −0.211∗∗ −0.210∗∗ −0.259∗∗∗
(0.0688) (0.0689) (0.0645)
 Non-profit −0.102∗∗ −0.101∗∗ −0.0908∗∗
(0.0382) (0.0383) (0.0349)
 lndelta 5.703∗∗∗ 6.201∗∗∗ 6.639∗∗∗
(0.0299) (0.0306) (0.0279)

All models also included state fixed effects.

Standard errors in parentheses

P < .05.

∗∗P < .01.

∗∗∗P < .001.