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. 2018 Mar 21;13(3):e0193399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193399

Table 4. Number (%) of care home staff reporting that they had never or almost never seen or carried out each of the positive behaviours studied in the last 3 months.

N(%) giving each response Endorsing never or almost never occurrence
N Never Almost never Sometimes Most of the time All of the time Of all carers Care homes with >= 1 carer reporting
Taken resident out for their enjoyment 1516 412 (27%) 108 (7%) 633 (42%) 218 (14%) 145 (10%) 520 (34%) 89 (97%)
Planned an activity that fits with their interests 1518 172 (11%) 62 (4%) 419 (28%) 505 (33%) 360 (24%) 234 (15%) 78 (85%)
Involved a resident’s family in care planning 1483 167 (11%) 29 (2%) 233 (16%) 308 (21%) 746 (50%) 196 (13%) 78 (85%)
Spent time getting to know a resident 1534 13 (1%) 14 (1%) 121 (8%) 447 (29%) 939 (61%) 27 (2%) 23 (25%)
Enjoyed spending time with a resident just to keep them company 1539 14 (1%) 8 (0.5%) 215 (14%) 438 (28%) 864 (56%) 22 (1%) 21 (23%)
Talked to a resident nicely while giving personal care 1527 18 (1%) 3 (0.2%) 16 (1%) 227 (15%) 1263 (83%) 21 (1%) 18 (20%)