Table 1.

Staff-resident ratio in five care homes

Name	Funding	Staff-Resident ratio	Remarks
Garden View	Publicly funded LTC Home	Day: 1 staff member to 6 residents Evening: 1 staff member to 20 residents
Ocean View	Publicly funded LTC Home	Day: 1 staff member to 6 residents Evening: 1 staff member to 8 residents Night: 1 staff member to 25 residents	Across both day and evening, 1 nurse was assigned to every 25 residents. At night, 1 nurse was assigned to every 50 residents
N/A	Publicly funded Hospital	Day: 3 nurses and 4 care aides (7 staff in total to 19 residents) Evening: 3 nurses and 3 care aides (6 staff in total to 19 residents) Night: 2 nurses and 2 care aides (4 staff to 19 residents)
N/A	Non-profit LTC Home	Day: 1 nurse and 2 to 3 care aides for 16 to 17 residents Evening: 1 nurse and 2 to 3 care aides for 16 to 17 residents Night: 1 staff (nurse or care aid) per care neighbourhood (16–27 residents)	A registered nurse was available 24/7 in the care home
N/A	Privately funded, for-profit LTC Home	Long-term care: 1 Resident Care partner for 5–6 residents	Care partner is equivalent to care aides in other four sites in this study