Table 3.
Care Convoy Members by Participant Type (N = 169)
| Convoy member type | N | C% |
|---|---|---|
| Formal convoy members | ||
| Assisted living workers | ||
| Executive directors | 10 | 20 |
| Licensed nurse | 2 | 4 |
| Resident services directors | 4 | 8 |
| Direct care workers/ medication techs | 19 | 39 |
| Activity personnel | 9 | 18 |
| Maintenance/transportation | 2 | 4 |
| Housekeeping/food services | 3 | 6 |
| 49 | 100 | |
| External care workers | ||
| Physicians | 3 | 10 |
| Registered nurses | 2 | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners | 3 | 10 |
| Physical, occupational, speech therapists | 6 | 20 |
| Hospice personnel | 13 | 27 |
| Private care aides | 1 | 3 |
| Mental health professionals | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | 100 | |
| Informal convoy members | ||
| Daughters | 32 | 35 |
| Sons | 13 | 14 |
| Spouses | 3 | 3 |
| Parents | 1 | 1 |
| Grandchildren | 6 | 7 |
| Siblings | 7 | 8 |
| Friends | 9 | 10 |
| Other kina | 18 | 20 |
| Volunteers | 2 | 2 |
| 91 | 100 | |
| Informal participants per resident convoy | Min–max | Mean per resident |
| 0–5 | 1.82 |
Note: aIncludes: step-children (1); daughters- (5), sons- (2), sisters- (2), brother- (1) and mothers- (1) in-law; nieces (2); aunts (1); uncles (1); cousins (1); ex-wife (1).