Table 3a.

Mediation Analysis The Relationship between Percent Black Residents and Quality: without and with Financial Performance Mediators

	Model 1: Percent Black (β) without financial performance variables	Model 2: Percent Black (β) with financial performance variables	p-value±
Quality Variables
Process
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Process	−0.236***	−0.226***	0.079
Restorative Walking	−0.351***	−0.325***	< 0.001
Total Catheter Use	0.510*	0.630**	0.204
Outcomes
Low/High Risk Pressure Ulcer	0.014***	0.020***	< 0.001
Activities of Daily Living Decline (ADL)	−0.022***	−0.018***	< 0.001

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001

^±p-value represents the difference between the two models based on bootstrapping for the mediation models

Model 1 adjust for ownership, occupancy rate, chain affiliation, total beds, HHI, per capita income, location, and case mix index

Model 2 adjust for ownership, occupancy rate, chain affiliation, total beds, HHI, per capita income, location, and case mix index, percent Medicaid, percent Medicare, operating margin, total profit margin, operating cost, non-operating cost, operating revenue, other revenue