Video-calls to reduce loneliness and social isolation within care environments for older people: an implementation study using collaborative action research

Table 1 Participating sites showing method, date of recruitment, care site demographics

	CH Inherited April 2015	C1 Inherited April 2015	C2 Inherited April 2015	C3 Inherited May 2015	C4 Survey August 2016	C5 Survey September 2016	C6 Inherited May 2016	C7 Inherited May 2016
No. of care staff at site	60+	45	40	30	60	15	40	40
Care staff participating	11	4	2	3	3	3	3	3
Staff turnover^a	0%	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%	67%	100%
Education level of staff/	Degree	College	College	College	College	College	College	College
Staff wages (hourly)^b	£10+	£8–£9	£7.50–£9	£7.50–£9	£8–£9	£7.50–£9	£8–£9	£8–£9
Average no. elderly care^c	15	28	20	28	30	17	40	35
Minimum age of elderly	65+	65+	65+	70+	65+	70+	70+	65+
Type of care given	Acute	Dementia	Dementia	Dementia	Dementia	Dementia	Palliative	Dementia
Weekly visits^d	Unknown	40%	25%	25%	30%	95%	30%	Unknown
No visits^e	Unknown	15%	10%	15%	15%	1%	10%	Unknown

CH Community Hospital C care home
^a% of recruited staff that left employment at that site during the study
^bAgainst UK national minimum wage £7.30
^cFrom April 2015–May 2016
^dEstimated proportion of older people who were usually visited each week by loved one
^eEstimated proportion of older people who usually received no visits over a 4 week period

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