Table 1 Baseline characteristics of intervention and control long-term care homes

Facility size (number of beds) mean (SD), min, max

157 (80.2), 49, 375

115 (68.0), 43, 294

Number of prescribing physicians mean (SD), min, max

4.3 (2.7), 2, 13

4.5 (2.7), 1, 10

Percent (n) of LTC homes located in communities of various population sizes

   Small (<30,000)

33 (7)

47 (9)

   Medium (30,000 - 100,000)

10 (2)

11 (2)

   Large (100,000-1,000,000)

38 (8)

26 (5)

   Metropolitan (>1,000,000)

19 (4)

16 (3)

For-profit, %

81

95

Chain affiliation, %

76

84