Table 2 Facility, unit, and care worker characteristics
Characteristics | Missing (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Facility characteristics (n = 118 facilities), %—n | |||
Nursing home size | 0.0 | ||
Small (20–49 beds) | 22.9 | 27 | |
Medium (50–99 beds) | 47.4 | 56 | |
Large (≥ 100) | 29.7 | 35 | |
Ownership status | 0.0 | ||
Public | 45.8 | 54 | |
Private subsidized or private | 54.2 | 64 | |
Language region | 0.0 | ||
German-speaking | 83.1 | 98 | |
French-speaking | 16.9 | 20 | |
Service area | 0.0 | ||
Urban | 72.0 | 85 | |
Rural | 8.5 | 10 | |
Agglomeration | 19.5 | 23 | |
Unit characteristics (n = 368 units), Median – Interquartile range | |||
Bed capacity, | 24 | 11 | 0.0 |
Full-time equivalent per 100 beds (FTE/100 beds) | 49.3 | 22.3 | 0.0 |
Skill mix level (% registered nurse) | 28.8 | 16.5 | 0.0 |
Care worker characteristics (n = 2′207 care workers), %—n | |||
Gender (female) | 88.9 | 1´947 | 0.8 |
Age (years) | 0.3 | ||
< 21 | 6.2 | 137 | |
21–30 | 22.9 | 505 | |
31–40 | 19.5 | 428 | |
41–50 | 19.9 | 439 | |
51–60 | 25.4 | 557 | |
> 60 | 6.1 | 135 | |
Educational background | 0.0 | ||
Registered nurse (3–4 years of education) | 48.9 | 1´079 | |
Licensed practical nurse (3 years of education) | 51.1 | 1´128 | |
Tenure in current facility | 2.4 | ||
0–4 years | 53.6 | 1´154 | |
5–9 years | 20.9 | 451 | |
≥ 10 years | 25.5 | 549 | |
Employment level | 0.0 | ||
< 51% | 14.5 | 320 | |
51%-90% | 56.5 | 1´247 | |
91%-100% | 29.0 | 640 | |
Main shift | 0.1 | ||
Regular change of shifts | 49.8 | 1´099 | |
Day or evening shift | 41.4 | 912 | |
Night shift | 8.8 | 194 | |
Working overtime | 0.3 | ||
Almost every shift | 7.0 | 153 | |
Once a week | 43.2 | 950 | |
Less frequently | 49.8 | 1´097 | |