Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participating nursing homes, staff, and resident fallers.
| FALLS only (control group) | CONNECT and FALLS (intervention group) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Nursing Home | n=4 | n=4 |
| Bed size (mean) | 114.3 | 131.3 |
| Facility Type | ||
| VA, academic | 1 | 1 |
| VA, non-academic | 1 | 1 |
| Community non-profit | 1 | 1 |
| Community for-profit | 1 | 1 |
| Staff Participants | n=254* | n=243* |
| Age (%) | ||
| 18–35 years | 22% | 23% |
| 36–55 years | 57% | 54% |
| 56 years and over | 21% | 23% |
| Female (%) | 85% | 87% |
| Race (%) | ||
| Caucasian | 45% | 59% |
| Black | 50% | 37% |
| Other | 5% | 4% |
| Role (%) | ||
| Nursing assistants | 32% | 32% |
| Direct care nurse | 33% | 29% |
| Administrator | 4% | 4% |
| Dietary | 4% | 1% |
| Housekeeping | 1% | 6% |
| Medical staff | 1% | 2% |
| Rehabilitation | 6% | 4% |
| Other | 19% | 22% |
| Residents who Fell | n= 293 | n=358 |
| Mean age (years) | 77.4(12.5) | 79.0(11.4) |
| Female (%) | 30% | 31% |
| Race (%) | ||
| Caucasian | 75% | 78% |
| Black | 19% | 17% |
| Other | 6% | 5% |
| Prior Falls | 53% | 56% |
| Cognitive Impairment | 62% | 64% |
| Parkinsonism | 5% | 10% |
| Neuropathy | 18% | 12% |
| Vision Impairment | 30% | 42% |
| Ambulatory Status | ||
| Fully Independent | 43% | 45% |
| Transfer Independent | 45% | 41% |
| Fully Dependent | 12% | 15% |
| Stroke | 31% | 31% |
*
Only consented study staff participants who also completed demographic surveys are included on table; demographics were not available for staff who participated in study educational activities that did not require informed consent.