Table 1 Characteristics of the facilities (N = 44)
Facility characteristics | No of facilities % |
|---|---|
Number of nursing beds in the facility | |
<60 | 27 (61.4 %) |
60–150 | 14 (31.8 %) |
>150 | 3 (6.8 %) |
Medical director has specialization in geriatrics | 17 (38.6 %) |
Shortage in personnel | |
Physician | 7 (15.9 %) |
Nurse (with and without an academic degree) | 17 (38.6 %) |
Social Worker | 8 (18.2 %) |
Physiotherapist | 9 (20.5 %) |
Occupational Therapist | 26 (59.1 %) |
Dietician | 19 (43.2 %) |
For-profit facility | 29 (65.9 %) |
Facilities in which most of the residents are self-pay patients | 22 (50 %) |
Has a "mentally frail" unit | 8 (18.2 %) |
Non-suitable environment (i.e., not enough space for strolling, no access to a garden or open area) | 15 (34.1 %) |
Unsafe/non-fitting self-aid equipment (e.g., unsafe bath/toilet seats, unsuitable height of tables) | 19 (43.2 %) |
Recreational activities are not diversified and not adequate | 21 (47.7 %) |
Treatment by occupational therapist | |
Absent | 11 (25 %) |
Partial | 22 (50 %) |
Available | 11 (25 %) |
Use of minimum physical restraint (≤10 % of patients) | 17 (38.6 %) |
Pain is not routinely measured among all residents | 19 (43.2 %) |