TABLE 1.
Number of staff in participating nursing homes, survey participants and location of participants' nursing homes in the Republic of Ireland, by role
| Total | Nurses | HCAs | Non‐clinical | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of staff in the 64 participating nursing homes, n (%) | 3816 (100%) | 741 (19.4%) | 1931 (50.6%) | 1144 (30.0%) |
| Mean number of staff in each nursing home, Mean (SD) | 59.6 (33.9) | 11.6 (6.7) | 30.2 (17.9) | 17.9 (11.0) |
| Survey participants, n (% of total number of participants) | 390 (100%) | 120 (30.8%) | 172 (44.1%) | 98 (25.1%) |
| Participants' nursing home location by province a , n (%) | ||||
| Connacht (11.7%) | 70 (17.9%) | 23 (19.2%) | 29 (16.9%) | 18 (18.4%) |
| Leinster (56.0%) | 173 (44.4%) | 53 (44.2%) | 78 (45.3%) | 42 (42.9%) |
| Munster (27.3%) | 131 (33.6%) | 38 (31.7%) | 57 (33.1%) | 36 (36.7%) |
| Ulster (5.0%) | 16 (4.1%) | 6 (5.0%) | 8 (4.7%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Abbreviations: HCAs, healthcare assistants; SD, standard deviation.
a
Populations of provinces given as percentage of total population of the Republic of Ireland (4.9 million).