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Table 1 Nursing home characteristics (n = 36 nursing homes)

From: The care unit in nursing home research: Evidence in support of a definition

Nursing home ID

Operation model1

Facility size2

No. of units3

No. of healthcare aide responses

No. of healthcare aide responses/unit

Realignment of unit data based on TREC care unit definition

     

Range

Mean (SD)

 

Urban Nursing Homes

G

Public

Small

1

32

NA

NA

Yes

B

Public

Small

2

32

12-20

16.00 (5.66)

No

O

Public

Small

5

46

7-11

9.20 (1.64)

Yes

D

Public

Medium

2

44

21-23

22.00 (1.41)

No

I

Public

Large

3

66

21-23

22.00 (1.00)

Yes

C

Public

Large

6

94

8-25

15.67 (6.22)

No

M

Public

Large

6

62

10-11

10.33 (0.52)

No

Q

Private

Small

1

14

NA

NA

No

E

Private

Small

1

27

NA

NA

Yes

Y

Private

Medium

3

37

11-13

12.33 (1.15)

No

P

Private

Large

2

31

14-17

15.50 (2.12)

No

V

Private

Large

3

53

12-21

17.67 (4.93)

No

L

Private

Large

4

73

15-22

18.25 (2.87)

Yes

K

Private

Large

5

77

13-17

15.40 (1.67)

No

A

Voluntary

Small

1

21

NA

NA

No

U

Voluntary

Small

1

15

NA

NA

Yes

AC

Voluntary

Small

2

30

12-18

15.00 (4.24)

No

H

Voluntary

Small

3

30

10-10

10.00 (0.00)

No

R

Voluntary

Medium

2

34

17-17

17.00 (0.00)

No

S

Voluntary

Medium

2

21

10-11

10.50 (0.71)

Yes

Z

Voluntary

Medium

2

30

13-17

15.00 (2.83)

No

AD

Voluntary

Medium

3

30

6-17

10.00 (6.08)

No

X

Voluntary

Medium

3

26

6-12

8.67 (3.06)

No

F

Voluntary

Medium

3

37

9-19

12.22 (5.77)

No

W

Voluntary

Medium

5

34

6-7

6.80 (0.45)

No

T

Voluntary

Large

3

38

9-17

12.67 (4.04)

No

AA

Voluntary

Large

4

49

8-14

12.25 (2.87)

No

N

Voluntary

Large

3

59

11-31

19.67(10.26)

Yes

AB

Voluntary

Large

5

61

9-15

12.20 (2.59)

No

J

Voluntary

Large

8

164

20-23

20.50 (1.07)

No

Rural Nursing Homes

AE

Public

Small

2

25

NA

NA

No

AH

Public

Small

1

22

NA

NA

No

AI

Public

Small

1

17

NA

NA

Yes

AJ

Public

Small

1

9

NA

NA

No

AF

Public

Medium

3

36

9-18

12.00 (5.20)

No

AG

Voluntary

Small

1

13

NA

NA

Yes

  1. 1Operation model
  2. • Private (for profit) facility = A facility in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives compensation other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the services they provide
  3. • Public facility = A facility supported primarily through public funds, owned and operated by the local government
  4. • Voluntary facility = A long-term care facility that is run by voluntary, cultural or religious organizations
  5. 2Facility size = number of long-term care beds; small: ≤ 80 beds, medium: 81-120 beds, large: > 120 beds
  6. 3No. of units = represents the number of units after realignment