Effect of nursing care on Quality Measure and Health Inspection ratings, August 2023
| Dependent variable: | (1) Quality Measure | (2) Health Insp. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total RN hours >= 24? | 0.148 | *** | 0.0119 | ||
| -0.0316 | -0.0319 | ||||
| RN hours per resident | |||||
| 2nd quintile | 0.0829 | ** | 0.229 | *** | |
| -0.0341 | -0.034 | ||||
| 3rd quintile | 0.166 | *** | 0.396 | *** | |
| -0.0367 | -0.0371 | ||||
| 4th quintile | 0.241 | *** | 0.581 | *** | |
| -0.0391 | -0.0401 | ||||
| 5th quintile | 0.5 | *** | 0.942 | *** | |
| -0.0437 | -0.0451 | ||||
| LPN hours per resident | |||||
| 2nd quintile | -0.00137 | -0.0215 | |||
| -0.0324 | -0.0329 | ||||
| 3rd quintile | -0.00577 | 0.023 | |||
| -0.0336 | -0.0346 | ||||
| 4th quintile | 0.0601 | * | 0.101 | *** | |
| -0.0351 | -0.0363 | ||||
| 5th quintile | 0.096 | *** | 0.139 | *** | |
| -0.0359 | -0.0375 | ||||
| NA hours per resident | |||||
| 2nd quintile | 0.045 | 0.112 | *** | ||
| -0.0305 | -0.0315 | ||||
| 3rd quintile | 0.0478 | 0.2 | *** | ||
| -0.0318 | -0.0327 | ||||
| 4th quintile | 0.00486 | 0.247 | *** | ||
| -0.0335 | -0.0347 | ||||
| 5th quintile | 0.0166 | 0.409 | *** | ||
| -0.0369 | -0.038 | ||||
Notes: Standard errors are shown in parentheses. Asterisks denote statistical significance (* p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01). Baseline (not shown) is a facility providing the lowest quintiles of RN, LPN, and NA hours per resident. Regressions include controls for sector (government, non-profit, for-profit); number of residents; state; rural location; whether a facility is based in a hospital; and whether a facility is a continuing care retirement community.
Source: Author’s analysis of CMS nursing home provider data, August 2023 (CMS 2023b).
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