TABLE 1.

Characteristics of interviewees and emergency departments with upgraded geriatric accreditation status.

Interviewee characteristics, n = 20	% (N)
Clinical profession of interviewee
Nurse	50 (10)
Physician	50 (10)

Emergency department characteristics, n = 15
ED accreditation level
Level One	33 (5)
Level Two	66 (10)
Teaching Institution	60 (9)
Location
Urban	87 (13)
Rural	13 (2)
Area Deprivation Index (national), n = 13 a
1–10 (least socioeconomically disadvantaged)	7 (1)
11–20	46 (6)
21–30	15 (2)
31–40	0 (0)
41–50	0 (0)
51–60	7 (1)
61–70	7 (1)
71–80	7 (1)
81–90	0 (0)
91–100 (most socioeconomically disadvantaged)	7 (1)

Abbreviation: ED, emergency department.

^a Data were unavailable for two EDs.