Table 4 An overview of each case in the study
Case number | Home structure | Care provided | Size | Research participants | No. of staff participants with experience of advance care planning | No. of family member participants with experience of advance care planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (N.I.) | Independenta | Nursing and personal care |  ~ 40 beds | Nurse: 2 | 2/4 | 3/3 |
Care assistant: 2 | ||||||
Family member: 3 | ||||||
2 (N.I.) | Independent | Nursing and personal care |  ~ 70 beds | Nurse: 3 | 3/5 | 3/3 |
Care assistant: 2 | ||||||
Family member: 3 | ||||||
3 (N.I) | Local private provider a | Nursing and personal care |  ~ 90 beds | Manager: 1 | 1/3 | 1/1 |
Nurse: 2 | ||||||
Family member: 1 | ||||||
4 (England) | Local private provider | Nursing and personal care |  ~ 50 beds | Manager: 2 | 4/6 | 3/3 |
Nurse: 1 | ||||||
Care assistant: 1 | ||||||
Administrator: 1 | ||||||
Activity co-ordinator: 1 | ||||||
Family member: 3 | ||||||
5 (England) | Local private provider | Nursing and personal care |  ~ 50 beds | Manager: 2 | 5/6 | - |
Nurse: 1 | ||||||
Senior carer: 3 | ||||||
Family member: 0 | ||||||
6 (England) | Local private provider | Nursing and personal care |  ~ 50 beds | Manager: 1 | 3/3 | 5/5 |
Nurse manager: 2 | ||||||
Family member: 5 | ||||||
7 (Scotland) | Independent | Nursing and personal care |  ~ 40 beds | Nurse: 1 | 1/4 | 0/1 |
Advance care practitioner: 1 | ||||||
Care assistant: 2 | ||||||
Family member: 1 | ||||||
8 (Scotland) | Local private provider | Nursing and personal care |  ~ 30 beds | Nurse: 2 | 2/4 | 3/3 |
Care assistant: 2 | ||||||
Family member: 3 | ||||||
Total | Staff: 35 | 21 | 18 | |||
Family members: 19 | ||||||