Fig. 1

Flow diagram of care home recruitment. ^ainitial introduction to care home facilitated by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust medicines management pharmacists (n = 7), consultant geriatrician (n = 7), community matron (n = 3), general practice-based physician associate (n = 1), general practitioner (n = 1), care home manager of participating care home (n = 3). ^ball care homes that did not respond were contacted at least once more