Table 2.
Characteristics of NHs With and Without Covid-19 Residents (District Level).
| Nursing Homes Located in 249 Geographical Districts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With COVID-19 residents N = 26 | Without COVID-19 residents N = 223 | |||||
| Frequency or ratio | % | Mean(SD) | Frequency or ratio | % | Mean(SD) | |
| Bed size | 46.87(35.31) | 48.52(11.08) | ||||
| Skill mix (proportion of RN/RN + CNA), % | 13.63 | 15.90 | ||||
| Ratio of staff to residents | ||||||
| RN:residents | 1:132 | 1:113 | ||||
| CNA:residents | 1:19 | 1:21 | ||||
| CW:residents | 1:2 | 1:2 | ||||
| Physician:residents | 1:60 | 1:58 | ||||
| Physical therapist:residents | 1:87 | 1:84 | ||||
| Dietitian:residents | 1:184 | 1:146 | ||||
| Facility quality evaluation by Korean National Health Insurance Corporation | ||||||
| A gradea | 78 | 18.4 | 468 | 21.1 | ||
| B gradeb | 104 | 24.6 | 539 | 24.3 | ||
| C gradec | 105 | 24.8 | 538 | 24.3 | ||
| D graded | 125 | 29.6 | 587 | 26.5 | ||
| E gradee | 11 | 2.6 | 86 | 3.8 | ||
Note. SD = standard deviation; RN = Registered nurse; CAN = Certified nursing assistants; CW = Care worker, a Score of 90 or more, and 70 points or more of each major classification area; b Score of 80 or more, and 60 points or more of each major classification area; c Score of 70 or more, and 50 points or more of each major classification area; d Score of 60 or more, and 40 points or more of each major classification area; e Score of 59 or less, and 39 points or less in each major classification area.