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Table 1 Characteristics of facilities

From: Association between length of residence and prevalence of MRSA colonization among residents in geriatric long-term care facilities

 

Geriatric long-term care facilities (anonymized)

Characteristics

A

B

C

D

Facility type

HSF

HSF

SNH

HSF

Resident capacity

100

50

60

150

Male: Female residents

47: 53

11: 32

19: 50

33: 67

Age of residents, median (range), year

84 (59–106)

91 (77–105)

87 (70–106)

85 (53–105)

Population density of municipality where facility is located (persons/km2)a

389

54

389

13,370

Region of Japan

Eastern

Eastern

Eastern

Western

Number of beds in the back-up hospital

90

100

90

327

  1. Abbreviations: HSF health services facility, SNH special nursing home
  2. a Calculated using population of the municipalities in 2019 or 2020