Table 1 Characteristics of nursing homes at baseline
| Â | Intervention group | Control group | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | ||
Study participants, n | 9 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 129 |
Long-term care beds, n | 40 | 107 | 171 | 165 | 48 | 128 | 115 | 774 |
Nursing home wards, n | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
Residents per nursing ward | 13 | 27 | 43 | 28 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 27 |
Estimated prevalence of joint contractures | 0.40 | 0.96 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.60 | 0.28 |
Nursing staff to resident ratio for skilled nurses and assistants | 0.49 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.35 |
Nursing staff to resident ratio for skilled nurses | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.19 |