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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of care home staff

From: Working in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic: How has the pandemic changed working practices? A qualitative study

N (%)

Care home staff (n = 16)

Gender

 Female

 Male

13 (81.3%)

3 (18.8%)

Ethnicity

 White British

 White other

 BAME

 Prefer not to say

13 (81.3%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (6.3%)

IMD quintilea

 1 (least disadvantaged)

 2

 3

 4

 5 (most disadvantaged)

3 (23.1%)

3 (23.1%)

3 (23.1%)

1 (7.7%)

3 (23.1%)

Job role

 Activity coordinator

 Care home liaison

 Care quality

 Care assistant

 Senior care assistant

 Night care assistant

 Housekeeper

 Matron

 Manager

1 (6.3%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (6.3%)

4 (25.0%)

2 (12.5)

1 (6.3%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (6.3%)

4 (25.0%)

Ageb

41.8 (±16.6) [18-62]

Years of education

15.7 (±2.7) [11-20]

Care home capacity

42.2 (±15.8) [12-64]

Years working in a care home

9.3 (±10.6) [1-35]

  1. a n = 3 missing data/IMD score could not be calculated from postcode provided
  2. b n = 1 prefer not to say