Variable | Mean (s.d., range) or frequency |
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RESIDENTS n = 105 | |
Age | Mean 81.47 years (s.d. 8.63, range 56 – 100) |
Gender | 72 (69%) female |
33 (31%) male | |
Ethnicity | 104 (99%) white British |
1 (1%) white Irish | |
Diagnosis | 40 (38%) dementia |
26 (25%) Alzheimer’s | |
19 (18%) vascular dementia | |
6 (6%) mixed Alzheimer’s and vascular | |
3 (3%) fronto-temporal dementia/Pick’s | |
1 (1%) CADASIL | |
10 (9%) not stated | |
FAST stage | 25 (24%) Stage 6 (2 6a, 2 6b, 4 6c, 2 6d, 15 6e) |
80 (76%) Stage 7 (27 7a, 28 7b, 14 7c, 7 7d, 4 7e) | |
Psychotropic medication prescribed | 73 (70%) yes, 32 (30%) no |
Antipsychotic | 40 (38%) yes, 65 (62%) no |
Benzodiazepine | 32 (30%) yes, 73 (70%) no |
Hypnotic | 29 (28%) yes, 76 (72%) no |
Antidepressant | 33 (31%) yes, 72 (69%) no |
Antiepileptic | 9 (9%) yes, 96 (91%) no |
Number of medication types prescribed | 32 (30%) none |
25 (24%)1 type | |
29 (28%) 2 types | |
16 (15%) 3 types | |
3 (3%) 4 types | |
Dementia medication prescribed | 15 (14%) yes, 90 (86%) no |
Length of stay in the home (months) | Mean 38.69 (s.d. 32.63; range 3 – 223) |
FAMILY CARERS n = 105 | |
Relationship to resident | 30 (29%) spouse |
58 (55%) child | |
16 (15%) other relative | |
1 (1%) none (resident had no relatives) | |
Frequency of visiting (data available for 73 carers who completed the QUALID) | 41 (56%) 1 – 2 times a week |
15 (21%) 3 – 4 times a week | |
4 (5%) 5 – 6 times a week | |
8 (11%) daily | |
5 (7%) ‘regularly’ | |
CARE STAFF n = 64 | |
Age | Mean 38.16 years (s.d. 9.87, range 21 – 57) |
Gender | 51 (80%) female |
13 (20%) male | |
Ethnicity | 43 (67%) UK |
6 (10%) EC | |
15 (23%) other | |
First language | 44 (69%) English/Welsh |
20 (31%) other | |
Length of time working in care sector (years) | Mean 8.23 (s.d. 7.65, range 0.17 – 30) |
Length of time working in this home (years) | Mean 4.70 (s.d. 4.86, range 0.17 – 21) |
Qualifications in care provision | 12 (19%) no qualifications |
3 (5%) NVQ Level 1 | |
19 (31%) NVQ level 2 | |
21 (33%) NVQ Level 3 | |
9 (14%) nursing qualification |