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Table 2 Home and unit characteristics in the M3 sample (n = 32 homes; n = 82 units)

From: Construct validity of the Dining Environment Audit Protocol: a secondary data analysis of the Making Most of Mealtimes (M3) study

Characteristic

% (n)

Not for profit home

68.8 (22)

Part of continuum of care

31.2 (10)

Renovations to unit in past 5 yearsa

21.2 (17)

Dementia care unit

29.3 (24)

 

Mean (SD)

Home Age

31.20 (16.31)

Total # of beds in home

134.8 (58.02)

Number of beds on study unit

34.2 (17.95)

# of Residents in dining room during a meal

25.1 (13.81)

# of Staff in dining room during a meal

3.39 (2.23)

Ratio of residents/staff in dining room

7.7 (4.38)

  1. aMissing 2/82