get_long_term_care_facility_residents_distr_brackets#

get_long_term_care_facility_residents_distr_brackets(datadir=None, location=None, state_location=None, country_location=None, file_path=None, use_default=False)[source]#

Get size bins for the distribution of residents per facility for Long Term Care Facilities.

Parameters:

  • datadir (string) – file path to the data directory

  • location (string) – name of the location

  • state_location (string) – name of the state the location is in

  • country_location (string) – name of the country the location is in, which should be the ‘usa’

  • file_path (string) – file path to user specified LTCF resident size brackets data

  • use_default (bool) – if True, try to first use the other parameters to find data specific to the location under study, otherwise returns default data drawing from settings.location, settings.state_location, settings.country_location.

Returns:

A dictionary of size brackets or bins for residents per facility.

Return type:

dict