Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) — Research for Safe Work

The line chart below shows the trend of violence-related claims rates from 2000 through 2005 for five high risk State Fund industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance major industry sector:

• Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals.
• Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Factilities.
• Other Residential Care Facilities.
• Nursing Care Facilities.
• Community Care Facilities for the Elderly.

The number of claims per 10,000 FTEs (full-time equivalents) for the Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals industry:

• 544 claims in 2000.
• 723 claims in 2001.
• 737 claims in 2002.
• 853 claims in 2003.
• 784 claims in 2004.
• 986 claims in 2005.

The number of claims per 10,000 FTEs for the Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities industry:

• 432 claims in 2000.
• 325 claims in 2001.
• 289 claims in 2002.
• 324 claims in 2003.
• 348 claims in 2004.
• 340 claims in 2005.

The number of claims per 10,000 FTEs for the Other Residential Care Facilities industry:

• 337 claims in 2000.
• 286 claims in 2001.
• 260 claims in 2002.
• 151 claims in 2003.
• 196 claims in 2004.
• 212 claims in 2005.

The number of claims per 10,000 FTEs for the Nursing Care Facilities industry:

• 169 claims in 2000.
• 185 claims in 2001.
• 105 claims in 2002.
• 86 claims in 2003.
• 85 claims in 2004.
• 89 claims in 2005.

The number of claims per 10,000 FTEs for the Community Care Facilities for the Elderly industry:

• 137 claims in 2000.
• 110 claims in 2001.
• 81 claims in 2002.
• 70 claims in 2003.
• 85 claims in 2004.
• 52 claims in 2005.