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Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of Licensed Assisted Living Facilities in 2018 (n = 738)

From: Do assisted living facilities that offer a dementia care program differ from those that do not? A population-level cross-sectional study in Ontario, Canada

 

Dementia Care Program

Standardized

Difference

Yes

No

n (%)

123 (16.7)

615 (83.3)

 

Facility Characteristics, n (%)

 Urban Location

114 (92.7)

508 (82.6)

0.309

Facility Capacity

  

0.583

 6 to 49

24 (19.5)

155 (25.2)

 50 to 86

14 (11.4)

171 (27.8)

 87 to 139

30 (24.4)

156 (25.4)

 140+

55 (44.7)

133 (21.6)

Total Suites

  

0.615

 6 to 41

20 (16.3)

163 (26.5)

 42 to 70

16 (13.0)

168 (27.3)

 71 to 114

30 (24.4)

156 (25.4)

 115+

57 (46.3)

128 (20.8)

 Chain Facility

74 (60.2)

281 (45.7)

0.293

 Residential Home

8 (6.5)

71 (11.5)

0.176

 Co-Located with Nursing Home

19 (15.4)

112 (18.2)

0.073

Care Services, n (%)

 Assistance with Bathing

123 (100.0)

581 (94.5)

0.342

 Assistance with Hygiene

123 (100.0)

531 (86.3)

0.562

 Assistance with Ambulation

117 to 123 (95.1 to 100.0) a

517 (84.1)

0.480

 Assistance with Feeding

89 (72.4)

185 (30.1)

0.933

 Assistance with Dressing

117 to 123 (95.1 to 100.0) a

532 (86.5)

0.507

 Continence Care

117 to 123 (95.1 to 100.0) a

457 (74.3)

0.788

 Skin and Wound Care

47 (38.2)

113 (18.4)

0.451

 Provision of Meals

123 (100.0)

609 to 615 (99.0 to 100.0) a

0.057

 Administration of Medications

123 (100.0)

609 to 615 (99.0 to 100.0) a

0.114

 Pharmacist Services

117 to 123 (95.1 to 100.0) a

535 (87.0)

0.287

 Nursing Services

123 (100.0)

574 (93.3)

0.377

 Medical Services

107 (87.0)

401 (65.2)

0.528

  1. aSmall cell sizes (i.e., where six or fewer assisted living facilities have, or do not have, a characteristic) are suppressed due to privacy restrictions at ICES.