Table 2.
Overview of context of case study homes (n = 4).
| Happy Haven 1038 | Careful Place 1072 | Home Court 1048 | Lifelong Lodge 1087 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership | Single privately owned care home | Private/commercial (group) care home with nursing care | Private/commercial (group) care home | Not for profit (group) care home |
| Client group or care focus | Mixed client group: organic and functional mental health problems | Registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for residents with dementia and for residents with physical disability | Registered for residents with dementia and for residents with physical disability | Registered for residents with dementia |
| Size of home and staffing numbers | Small home (29 beds, 27 full-time staff equivalents) | Medium-sized home (45 beds, 12 full-time staff equivalents) | Large home (82 beds) accurate staffing figures unavailable. | Small home (30 beds, 37 full-time staff equivalents) |
| Geographical context | Urban area. Home adjoined converted houses, bit ‘run down’ | Suburban – not built up area. Converted home within own grounds | Suburban – not built up area | Semi-rural/village location but ‘Not a spacious home’ |
| Care culture or organisation | Home run on ‘relaxed family basis’, staff members related well to each other | ‘Cottage hospital’ feel. Care staff described like ‘shop floor girls’ | Designated ‘floor’ (unit) for dementiaStaff group allocated to resident group –working on one side of the home or the other | Specific dementia unit |
Comments shown in italics are perceptions taken from process notes and interviews with the ResCare research team. Staff numbers shown as full-time equivalents. Numbers linked to pseudonyms represent anonymised dataset ID.
Source: adapted from Moniz-Cook et al. (2017).