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Table 1 Participant and Site characteristics

From: Implementing lateral flow devices in long-term care facilities: experiences from the Liverpool COVID-19 community testing pilot in care homes— a qualitative study

Site characteristics (n = 9)

Type of care homes

Number

Nursing homes

4

Residential homes

5

Number of staff

average (min, max)

Nursing homes

33 (20, 50)

Residential homes

38 (26, 48)

Number of residents

average (min, max)

Nursing homes

32(18,46)

Residential homes

45(27,56)

Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating domain

Percentage and number of care homes in each CQC rating for care homes in Liverpool City Council (LCC) and England

 

LCC

England

Inadequate

1.3%

1.4%

Requires improvement

18.2% (3)

16.0%

Good

79.2% (6)

78.2%

Outstanding

1.3%

4.4%

Participant characteristics (n = 15)

Number

Gender

 Male

1

 Female

14

Job role

 Managerial

11

 Senior carer

1

 Staff nurse

2

 Administrator

1