data.frame
containing the nursing home identification
number (ID
), the occupancy rate (Rate
; see Sun et
al. (2008, Equation (7)) for how this is computed), the logarithmic
number of beds of the nursing home (LnNumBed
), the logarithmic
net square foot of the nursing home (LnSqrFoot
), the cost
report year (CRYear
), indicators whether the nursing home runs
on a for-profit basis (Pro
), whether it is tax exempt
(TaxExempt
), whether it has self funding of insurance
(SelfIns
), whether it is accredited as Medicare Certified
(MCert
) and whether it is located in an urban environment
(Urban
); see Sun et al. (2008, Table 2).