Table 3 Characteristics of participating nursing homes and care workers

Legal status

n (%)

  Privately funded

9 (81.8)

  Publicly funded

2 (18.2)

Location

  Urban

8 (72.7)

  Rural

2 (18.2)

  Suburban

1 (9.1)

Bed count

Median (IQR)

  All long-term beds

120 (114–161)

  Number of beds participating in INTERCARE

88 (80–103)

Physician model

n (%)

  NHs working with primary care physicians not employed by the nursing homes

4 (36.4)

  NHs working with employment/contractual arrangements with physicians

3 (27.2)

  NHs working with mixed physician models

4 (36.4)

Care worker characteristics

(n = 573)

Professional group

n (%)

  Registered nurse^a

135 (24)

  Licensed practical nurse²

212 (37)

  Nurse aide^c

226 (39)

Sex (Female); n (%)

475 (85)

Age (mean; SD (range))

41; 13.5 (17–67)

Working experience

Mean (IQR)

  In nursing (years)

13.7 (5–20)

  In this NH (years)

7.7 (2–11)

Usual shift

(n /%)

  Day shift

183 (33.9)

  Late shift

31 (5.7)

  Night shift

48 (8.9)

  Regular shift changes

277 (51.4)