Transitional care in skilled nursing facilities: a multiple case study

Table 2 Description of SNFs and study participants ^a

Case	1	2	3
SNF Characteristics
Ownership	Private	Chain	Chain
Profit status	For profit	For profit	For profit
Size (bed count)	100 - 150	<100	>150
% Medicaid	<20 %	>50 %	>50 %
Nursing Home Compare	5 stars	4 stars	1 star
Patients Characteristics
Patient age/gender	75 yrs./female	78 yrs./female	69 yrs./female
Patient length of stay	28 days	20 days	20 days
Patient medical condition	Cervical fusion and multiple health conditions	Kidney failure and multiple health conditions	Lumbar fusion and multiple health conditions
Primary Caregiver Characteristics
Enrolled	None Available	Yes	Yes
Relationship to patient	n/a	Daughter	Daughter
SNF Staff Characteristics
Staff care-team members^a	LPN, MD, SW, NP, OT, PT, ARN	SW, RN, LPN, MD, OT, PT, RD, CC	SW, LPN, NP, RN, MD, OT, PT
Managers and Department Heads	8 enrolled	9 enrolled	8 enrolled

^aSW social worker, LPN licensed practical nurse, RN registered nurse, MD medical doctor, NP nurse practitioner, OT occupational therapist or assistant, PT physical therapist or assistant, RD registered dietician, CC care coordinator, ARN administrative nurse

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