Table 1 Physical, social and organizational characteristics: traditional nursing homes vs. small-scale living facilities.
| Â | Traditional nursing home | Small-scale living facility |
|---|---|---|
Physical | - Large-scale wards (>20 residents) - Long corridors - Institutional character | - Small units (6 – 8 residents) - Homelike character, based on a archetype house |
Social | - Many fellow residents and nursing staff working at one ward | - Emphasis on family situation - Residents form a group - Nursing staff is part of the household |
Organizational | - more 'Top-down': organization/nursing home decides daily routine - Task-differentiation: many different functions and staff | - more 'bottom-up': residents and family caregivers have a large influence on daily routine - Nursing staff have integrated tasks: i.e. medical, personal care, activities and household |