Table 2 Case nursing homes and participant description and data sources
From: Local interaction strategies and capacity for better care in nursing homes: a multiple case study
Facility (Case Number) | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of staff: total for facility | 104 | 119 | 97 | 86 |
Total number of transcripts or documents coded | 142 | 155 | 100 | 119 |
Staff participant characteristics | ||||
% female | 84% | 81% | 78% | 74% |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Caucasian | 46% | 60% | 25% | 38% |
African American | 44% | 35% | 59% | 56% |
Other (Asian, Hispanic or unknown) | 10% | 5% | 16% | 6% |
Age group (years) | ||||
20-24 | 7% | 11% | 18% | 8% |
25-34 | 22% | 32% | 27% | 20% |
35-44 | 26% | 32% | 28% | 25% |
45-54 | 22% | 14% | 21% | 18% |
55+ | 23% | 11% | 6% | 29% |
Tenure in years: mean (SD) | ||||
Tenure in facility | 7.6 (9.4) | 3.0 (3.0) | 1.6 (2.6) | 7.9 (9.5) |
Tenure in position | 6.8 (8.1) | 2.6 (3.0) | 1.4 (2.4) | 6.0 (7.0) |
Facility staff by position involved in observation and/or informal interview | ||||
Nursing home administrator | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Director of nursing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Assistant director of nursing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Quality assurance registered nurse (RN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RN supervisor | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Licensed practical nurse supervisor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MDS nurse (RN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Staff development coordinator (RN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Staff development nurse (RN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rehabilitation director (or speech therapist) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Rehabilitation/Restorative Staff | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Staff RN | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Staff LPN | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Agency LPN | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Nursing assistants (including Medication techs) | 36 | 36 | 26 | 21 |
Sitter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medical doctor | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nurse practitioner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Psychiatrist | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Podiatrist | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lab tech (contract) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dietician | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dietary manager | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Dietary staff/aides | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Activities director | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Activities assistants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Environmental services manager | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Environmental services staff | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Social worker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Social services staff | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Administrative support staff | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Corporate staff | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Total # staff | 104 | 119 | 97 | 82 |
Other observations | ||||
Shadowed (in-depth observation) | 14 | 26 | 18 | 14 |
Depth interviews | 32 | 39 | 24 | 31 |
Documents reviewed | 42 | 39 | 20 | 44 |