Table 2 Resident and nursing home characteristics at baseline

Patients characteristics

(n = 309)

(n = 159)

(n = 150)

  Women

N (%)

210 (68)

109 (69)

101(67)

0.82 ^a

  Age years

Mean ± SD

85.4 ± 8.1

85.5 ± 8.3

85.2 ± 8.0

0.80^b

  PSMS

Mean ± SD

17.2 ± 5.3

17.5 ± 5.2

16.9 ± 5.5

0.36^b

  CSDD

Mean ± SD

4.8 ± 5.1

5.0 ± 5.2

4.6 ± 5.0

0.51^b

  CDR

Mean ± SD

14.8 ± 5.6

14.3 ± 5.0

15.1 ± 6.0

0.28^b

  Stay in NH, months

Mean ± SD

29.9 ± 29.0

31.7 ± 31.6

27.9 ± 25.9

0.25^b

NH characteristics

(N = 17)

(N = 8)

(N = 9)

  Number of wards per NH

Mean ± SD

2.0 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 1.2

1.7 ± 0.5

0.12^b

  Number of care units per NH

Mean ± SD

3.5 ± 1.7

3.5 ± 1.5

3.3 ± 1.8

0.80^b

  Number of residents per NH

Mean ± SD

18.2 ± 9.4

19.9 ± 9.6

16.7 ± 9.6

0.50^b

  Number of residents per care unit

Mean ± SD

5.4 ± 2.8

5.7 ± 3.3

5.2 ± 2.2

0.50^b