Table 1.

Managers interviewed for the study (n = 22)

Nursing home	Educational background	Age (years)	Years as manager	Number of staff in the nursing home
A	Social worker	56	2.5	32
B	Registered nurse	42	5.5	32
C	Registered nurse	60	25	60
D	Registered nurse	65	25	74
E	Registered nurse	62	28	57
F	Social worker	48	6	44
G	Human resources education	67	10	41
H	Social worker	55	2	51
I	Registered nurse	62	35	34
J	Social worker	50	8.5	34
K	Social worker	58	33	45
L	Several educations	37	1	45
M	Social worker	61	40	60
N	Social worker	42	9	48
O	Social worker, nurse practitioner	58	17	43
P	Sociologist	61	13	110
Q	Social worker, nurse practitioner	55	38	80
R	Social worker	52	19	78
S	Social worker	49	28	38
T	Human resources education	45	3	90
U*	Behavioral science education	49	12	Not applicable
V*	Social worker	49	23	Not applicable

*Higher-level managers who were each responsible for all elderly care in a municipality. All managers were female