Table 1.

Data on numbers of staff mix and skill mix per team

Team	Start situation	Changes in staff mix	Changes in skill mix
1 (retirement home)	31 team members, mainly nursing assistants level 1 and 2.	− Educating nursing assistants from level 1 to level 2. − Adding 3 nurses (level 4). − Tighter collaboration with other disciplines and clients’ family	- Role enhancement - Role enlargement
2 (care at home)	8 team members: 5 nursing assistants level 2 and 3, 3 nurses level 4.	− Nursing assistants level 1 and 2 gone. Adding 3 nursing assistants level 3.	- Role enhancement - Role enlargement
3 (nursing home)	30 team members: nursing assistants level 2 or 3, and nurses (level 4).	− Adding 2 nurses (level 5). − Educating nursing assistants from level 2 to level 3 − Tighter collaborationwith other disciplines and clients’ family	- Role enhancement - Role enlargement
4 (care at home)	14 team members: 1 nurse (level 4), 8 nursing assistants level 2 and 3, 3 casemanagers, 1 geriatric specialist, 1 psychologist.	− No change in staff mix, but the team members split from 1 into 2 teams. − Tighter collaboration with other disciplines and clients’ family.	- Role enhancement - Role enlargement
5 (nursing home)	51 team members: all nursing assistants level 3.	− Diversifying the team by downgrading nursing assistants to level 1 and 2, by hiring group assistants, and by letting go of some nursing assistants level 3. − Adding nurses (level 4 and 5). − Tighter collaboration with other disciplines and clients’ family.	- Role enhancement - Role enlargement
6 (nursing home)	29 team members: mainly nursing assistants level 2 and 3.	− Adding 4 nurses (level 4). − Educating nursing assistants from level 2 to level 3. − Tighter collaboration with other disciplines.	- Role enhancement - Role enlargement
7 (retirement home)	36 team members: nursing assistants level 1, 2 and 3.	− Adding 2 nurses (level 4). − Tighter collaboration with other disciplines and clients’ family.	− Role enhancement − Role enlargement