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Table 2 Respondent demographics, survey cycle 9
| Characteristics | Overall | Facility 1 | Facility 2 | Facility 3 | Facility 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Position title | ||||||||||
| Care manager | 3 | 1.5 | − | − | 3 | 5.3 | − | − | − | − |
| Registered nurse | 27 | 13.4 | 6 | 8.3 | 8 | 14.0 | 9 | 15.8 | 4 | 26.7 |
| Licensed practical nurse | 30 | 14.9 | 10 | 13.9 | 9 | 15.8 | 10 | 17.5 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Health care aide/personal care attendant | 110 | 54.7 | 39 | 54.2 | 26 | 45.6 | 36 | 63.2 | 9 | 60.0 |
| Social worker | 1 | 0.5 | − | − | 1 | 1.8 | − | − | − | − |
| Physical therapist/assistant | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 8.3 | 6 | 10.5 | − | − | − | − |
| Recreational therapist/assistant | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.8 | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Occupational therapist/assistant | 1 | 0.5 | − | − | 1 | 1.8 | − | − | − | − |
| Pharmacist | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.4 | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Dietitian | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Other | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 11.1 | 3 | 5.3 | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Total | 201 | 100 | 72 | 100 | 57 | 100 | 57 | 100 | 15 | 100 |
| Length of time working in long-term care (in years) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± standard deviation | 11.26 ± 9.14 | 13.57 ± 10.19 | 10.80 ± 9.34 | 10.14 ± 7.56 | 6.50 ± 5.86 | |||||
| Median | 9.00 | 12.00 | 8.50 | 9.00 | 4.50 | |||||
| Length of time working on current unit (in years) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± standard deviation | 5.70 ± 5.25 | 6.43 ± 5.96 | 4.44 ± 4.67 | 6.78 ± 4.83 | 3.74 ± 4.15 | |||||
| Median | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.50 | 1.75 | |||||
