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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2014 Sep 20;16(2):132–137. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.07.016

Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of Settings and Subjects Participating in Psychometric Testing

Setting characteristics (N=19) N (%) or Mean (SD)
  Size
    < 10 beds 5 (26)
    11–60 beds 3 (16)
    > 60 beds 11 (58)
  Freestanding 15 (79)
Resident characteristics (N=200)
  Gender, female 146 (73)
  Race, white 186 (93)
  Ethnicity, Hispanic 2 (1)
  Age (years)
    < 70 30 (15)
    70 –79 28 (14)
    ≥ 80 142 (71)
  Tenure in residence
    < 1 year 57 (28)
    1 – 2 years 46 (23)
    > 2 years 97 (49)
Staff characteristics (N=122)
  Gender, female 115 (94)
  Race, white 68 (56)
  Ethnicity, Hispanic 5 (4)
  Age (years)
    < 40 43 (35)
    40 – 49 29 (24)
    ≥ 50 50 (41)
  Tenure in residence
    < 1 year 24 (20)
    1 – 2 years 22 (18)
    > 2 years 76 (62)
  Shift usually worked
    1st/morning shift 86 (70)
    2nd/afternoon shift 29 (24)
    3rd/night shift 7 (6)
    Primary position
  Personal care assistant 45 (37)
    Medication technician 13 (11)
    Health care supervisor 10 (8)
    RN/LPN 4 (3)
    Administrator/owner 10 (8)
    Activity/social services 6 (5)
    Dining/food service 4 (3)
    Housekeeping/maintenance 8 (7)
    Other/no response 22 (18)