Table 1 Descriptive statistics for nursing homes
From: What is the level of safety culture in French nursing homes? The EHPAGE study
Descriptive variables in 2016 (n = 58) | n (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Geographic location * | |
Loire Atlantique | 31 (53.4%) |
Vendée | 27 (46.6%) |
Beds* | |
≥80 | 28 (48.3%) |
< 80 | 30 (51.7%) |
Legal status * | |
Private or public, independent or regional | 44 (75.8%) |
Attached to a public hospital | 14 (24.2%) |
Specialised units * | |
No | 28 (48.3%) |
Yes | 29 (50%) |
NA | 1 (1.7%) |
Part of a group * | |
No | 26 (44.8%) |
Yes | 21 (36.2%) |
Hospital-based | 11 (19.0%) |
Dependency score* | |
Mean (SD) | 621.9 (82.77) |
NA | 2 (3.4%) |
Staff/ resident ratio * | |
Mean (SD) | 0.80 (0.37) |
NA | 0 (0.0%) |
RM officer ** | |
No | 22 (38%) |
Yes | 35 (60.3%) |
NA | 1 (1.7%) |
Qualified RM expert ** | |
No | 32 (55.2%) |
Yes | 25 (43.1%) |
NA | 1 (1.7%) |
External Quality and RM officer ** | |
No | 56 (96.6%) |
Yes | 1 (1.7%) |
NA | 1 (1.7%) |
Established policy of ongoing improvement in Quality and RM ** | |
No | 22 (53.8%) |
Yes | 35 (60.3%) |
NA | 1 (1.7%) |
Other strategic plans put in place by the NH** | |
No | 31 (53.5%) |
Yes | 26 (44.8%) |
NA | 1 (1.7%) |
Active Quality improvement approach ** | |
No | 6 (10.3%) |
Yes | 51 (88%) |
NA | 1 (1.7%) |
Active RM policy ** | |
No | 21 (36.2%) |
Yes | 36 (62.1%) |
NA | 1 (1.7%) |