Table 1.

Characteristics of the facilities (N = 44)

Facility characteristics	No of facilities %
Number of nursing beds in the facility
<60	27 (61.4 %)
60–150	14 (31.8 %)
>150	3 (6.8 %)
Medical director has specialization in geriatrics	17 (38.6 %)
Shortage in personnel
Physician	7 (15.9 %)
Nurse (with and without an academic degree)	17 (38.6 %)
Social Worker	8 (18.2 %)
Physiotherapist	9 (20.5 %)
Occupational Therapist	26 (59.1 %)
Dietician	19 (43.2 %)
For-profit facility	29 (65.9 %)
Facilities in which most of the residents are self-pay patients	22 (50 %)
Has a "mentally frail" unit	8 (18.2 %)
Non-suitable environment (i.e., not enough space for strolling, no access to a garden or open area)	15 (34.1 %)
Unsafe/non-fitting self-aid equipment (e.g., unsafe bath/toilet seats, unsuitable height of tables)	19 (43.2 %)
Recreational activities are not diversified and not adequate	21 (47.7 %)
Treatment by occupational therapist
Absent	11 (25 %)
Partial	22 (50 %)
Available	11 (25 %)
Use of minimum physical restraint (≤10 % of patients)	17 (38.6 %)
Pain is not routinely measured among all residents	19 (43.2 %)