Table 1.

Assessment of the success of execution of local evaluations for the enhanced care home Vanguards (adapted from O'Cathain et al. [12])

	Airedale	Gateshead	Herts	Notts	Sutton	Wakefield
Quantitative component feasible?	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Qualitative component feasible?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mixed methods design feasible?	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Have both components been completed?	No	Yes	No	Unclear	Yes	No
Quantitative methods planned, not executed?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Yes
Qualitative methods planned, not executed?	Yes	No	No	Unclear	Unclear	No
Did mixed methods design work in practice?	No	Yes	No	Unclear	Yes	No