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Table 1 Respondent demographics, survey cycle 1
| Characteristics | Overall | Facility 1 | Facility 2 | Facility 3 | Facility 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Position title | ||||||||||
| Care manager | 3 | 2.4 | − | − | 2 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.3 | − | − |
| Registered nurse | 15 | 11.9 | 4 | 12.9 | 3 | 8.8 | 4 | 9.3 | 4 | 22.2 |
| Licensed practical nurse | 15 | 11.9 | 5 | 16.1 | 5 | 14.7 | 4 | 9.3 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Health care aide | 59 | 46.8 | 5 | 16.1 | 18 | 52.9 | 26 | 60.5 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Social worker | 1 | 0.8 | − | − | − | − | 1 | 2.3 | − | − |
| Physical therapist/assistant | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 2.9 | − | − | − | − |
| Recreational therapist/assistant | 3 | 2.4 | − | − | 2 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.3 | − | − |
| Occupational therapist/assistant | 7 | 5.6 | 5 | 16.1 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.3 | − | − |
| Pharmacist | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | 3.2 | − | − | − | − | 2 | 11.1 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 3.2 | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Other | 17 | 13.5 | 9 | 29.0 | 2 | 5.9 | 5 | 11.6 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Total | 126 | 100 | 31 | 100 | 34 | 100 | 43 | 100 | 18 | 100 |
| Length of time working in long-term care (in years) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± standard deviation | 8.09 ± 8.05 | 13.30 ± 9.89 | 7.17 ± 7.37 | 6.42 ± 6.41 | 4.59 ± 4.82 | |||||
| Median | 5.00 | 12.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | |||||
| Length of time working on current unit (in years) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± standard deviation | 4.97 ± 5.30 | 6.39 ± 6.51 | 3.70 ± 3.59 | 5.24 ± 5.59 | 4.21 ± 4.57 | |||||
| Median | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||||
