Abstract
Although the Ohio Family Satisfaction Survey (OFSS) has been around since 2002 as an important indicator of long-term care facilities' performance, the validity of this scale has not been evaluated. Using the Robust Maximum Likelihood Estimator Method in Mplus, psychometric analysis involving second-order construct validity or hierarchical construct validity was conducted using responses from 1636 facilities including nursing homes and residential care facilities (N = 32,424). The results showed that OFSS retained the 7-factor structure for the 7 domains and the factor loadings for each domain were above 0.5. It is crucial to include families' input regarding quality of long-term care facilities as some older residents, especially those with moderate to severe cognitive impairments may be unable to provide consistent and comprehensive inputs about the quality of care and services they receive. Therefore, validation of the OFSS has an important implication for quality improvement practice.
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