Table 3 Structural characteristics of the NHs (units)
Feature | Nursing home | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NHs enrolled at baseline | E29 | E79 | E89 | E75 | E82 | E50 | ||||||
Nursing home size (n) | 79 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 54 | 100 | ||||||
Number of units (n) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Residents’ level of care dependency [%] | ||||||||||||
0 | 3.8 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | ||||||
1 (low) | 29.1 | 36.0 | 32.5 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 35.0 | ||||||
2 (moderate) | 35.4 | 25.0 | 47.5 | 30.0 | 42.6 | 40.0 | ||||||
3 (severe) | 29.1 | 33.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 9.3 | 20.0 | ||||||
3+ (very severe) | 2.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 1.0 | ||||||
Number of total nursing staff (n) | 51 | 59 | 53 | 60 | 38 | 50 | ||||||
Number of registered nurses* (n) | 29 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | ||||||
New employees, last 3 months | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
Employees resigned, last 3 months | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | MD | 3 | ||||||
Units enrolled at baseline | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 |
Unit size (n) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 49 | 51 |
Residents´level of care [%] | ||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 (mild) | 34.6 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 42.3 | 34.1 | 25.6 | 37.5 | 47.5 | 46.7 | 37.5 | 34.7 | 37.3 |
2 (moderate) | 30.8 | 42.3 | 19.2 | 34.6 | 51.2 | 46.2 | 25.0 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 45.8 | 38.8 | 43.1 |
3 (severe) | 26.9 | 30.8 | 42.3 | 23.1 | 7.3 | 23.1 | 37.5 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 24.5 | 15.7 |
3+ (very severe) | 7.7 | 0 | 11.5 | 0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Total nursing staff (n) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 27 |
Number of registered nurses (n) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Sick leave of the total nursing staff [hrs], last 3 months | 297 | 495 | 341 | 386 | 347.6 | 509.4 | 458 | 358.6 | 328 | 318 | 1080 | 1410 |
Advanced training of the total nursing staff [hrs], last 3 months | 124 | 182 | 71 | 46 | 88.6 | 5 | 456.3 | 526 | 40 | 40 | 46.5 | 34 |