Table 2.

Matrix of evaluation measures: selected examples proposed by interviewees in the local Care Home Vanguard study

	Structure		Process		Outcome
	Quantitative	Qualitative	Quantitative	Qualitative	Quantitative	Qualitative
Individual			How many people are involved with a resident (relational continuity)? Medication reviews completed Does the resident have a care plan in place?	Quality of staff resident interaction How do the care home staff feel about the support they get from NHS relating to medication?	Falls Pressure sores BMI Nutrition Hydration	Resident well-being Death in preferred place of care
Service	Staff retention	The role of skills development in staff retention	How many safeguarding alerts in a care home?	How are safeguarding alerts dealt with?
System			Delayed discharges	Discharge processes

BMI, body mass index; NHS, National Health Service.