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Table 1 Characteristics of the residential care facilities

From: Nursing staff’s evaluation of facilitators and barriers during implementation of wireless nurse call systems in residential care facilities. A cross-sectional study

 

RCF1

RCF2

RCF3

RCF4

RCF5

RCF location

Rural

Suburban

Suburban

Suburban

Urban

Somatic unit profiles

Short-term rehabilitation unit; acute care unit; nursing home units; long-term sheltered housing units

Long-term sheltered housing units

Nursing home units

Nursing home units; long-term sheltered housing unit*

Nursing home unit

Units included

8

2

2

1

3

Somatic units

5

2

2

1

1

Secluded dementia units

3

0

0

0

2

Residents

136

46

50

26

39

Healthcare professionals^

190

49

50

23

34

  1. Abbreviations: RCF residential care facility. *Only the long-term somatic sheltered housing unit with round-the-clock services was included in the study. ^The number of employees eligible to participate in the survey (nurses, healthcare workers or other healthcare professions)