Table 3. Unit and Nursing Home Characteristics.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | |
| No. | 312 (100) |
| Organizational context | |
| More favorable | 167 (53.5) |
| Less favorable | 145 (46.5) |
| Type | |
| General nursing home | 208 (66.7) |
| Secure dementia | 45 (14.4) |
| Secure mental health or psychiatric | 3 (1.0) |
| Nonsecure dementia | 14 (4.5) |
| Other | 42 (13.5) |
| Staffing level, mean (SD), h/resident/d | 2.7 (0.9) |
| Care aide staffing, mean (SD), % | 70.0 (11.3) |
| Nursing Home Level | |
| No. | 93 (100) |
| Owner-operator model | |
| Public nonprofit | 19 (20.4) |
| Private for-profit | 40 (43.0) |
| Voluntary nonprofit | 34 (36.6) |
| Size | |
| Small | 20 (21.5) |
| Medium | 36 (38.7) |
| Large | 37 (39.8) |
| Health region | |
| BC Fraser Health Authority | 26 (28.0) |
| BC Interior Health Authority | 16 (17.2) |
| Alberta Health Edmonton Zone | 20 (21.5) |
| Alberta Health Calgary Zone | 15 (16.1) |
| Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | 16 (17.2) |
| Units within nursing home, mean (SD), No. | 3.4 (1.9) |
Abbreviation: BC, British Columbia.