TABLE 1.
Distribution (% [n]) of LTC survey respondent characteristics, overall and by perceived impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on overall quality of care for residents with dementia
| Characteristic | Perceived impact of COVID‐19 and infection control measures on quality of care a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample (n = 227) | Significantly or somewhat worse (51.3%; n = 115) | Same/Somewhat or significantly improved (48.7%; n = 109) | |
| Respondent factors | |||
| Staff role in LTC b | |||
| Administrative | 19.0 (43) | 44.2 (19) | 55.8 (24) |
| Medical (nurse, physician) | 18.1 (41) | 65.9 (27) | 34.2 (14) |
| Behavioural supports Ontario | 30.1 (68) | 41.2 (28) | 58.8 (40) |
| Allied healthcare/Support | 32.7 (74) | 56.3 (40) | 43.7 (31) |
| Age | |||
| 18–34 | 26.4 (60) | 45.8 (27) | 54.2 (32) |
| 35–44 | 25.1 (57) | 55.4 (31) | 44.6 (25) |
| 45–54 | 27.3 (62) | 54.1 (33) | 45.9 (28) |
| ≥55 | 21.2 (48) | 50.0 (24) | 50.0 (24) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 89.9 (204) | 51.0 (103) | 49.0 (99) |
| Non‐female | 10.1 (23) | 54.6 (12) | 45.5 (10) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 74.5 (169) | 50.9 (85) | 49.1 (82) |
| Non‐white | 25.6 (58) | 52.6 (30) | 47.4 (27) |
| Years of experience in LTC | |||
| <5 years | 24.7 (56) | 53.7 (29) | 46.3 (25) |
| 6–10 years | 26.0 (59) | 47.5 (28) | 52.5 (31) |
| 11–20 years | 24.2 (55) | 60.0 (33) | 40.0 (22) |
| >20 years | 25.1 (57) | 44.6 (25) | 55.4 (31) |
| Average # days/week providing or supporting care in LTC | |||
| ≤4 days/week | 28.2 (64) | 58.7 (37) | 41.3 (26) |
| >4 days/week | 71.8 (163) | 48.5 (78) | 51.6 (83) |
| LTC home factors | |||
| Size (number of beds) | |||
| <100 | 26.1 (59) | 59.3 (35) | 40.7 (24) |
| 100–199 | 50.4 (114) | 44.1 (49) | 55.9 (62) |
| ≥200 | 23.5 (53) | 56.6 (30) | 43.4 (23) |
| Region b | |||
| Rural/Small (<30,000 population) | 21.7 (49) | 64.6 (31) | 35.4 (17) |
| Urban (≥30,000 population) | 78.3 (177) | 47.4 (83) | 52.6 (92) |
| Ownership | |||
| Government | 28.9 (65) | 55.4 (36) | 44.6 (29) |
| Not‐for‐profit | 32.0 (72) | 50.0 (35) | 50.0 (35) |
| For profit | 34.7 (78) | 50.7 (39) | 49.4 (38) |
| Do not know | 4.4 (10) | 40.0 (4) | 60.0 (6) |
| Ensuring adequate staffing levels since Mar 1/20 c | |||
| Significantly more challenging | 61.2 (137) | 59.6 (81) | 40.4 (55) |
| Somewhat more challenging/Same/Somewhat or significantly less challenging | 38.8 (87) | 38.6 (34) | 61.4 (54) |
| Number of outbreaks | |||
| None | 22.9 (52) | 48.1 (25) | 51.9 (27) |
| 1 | 24.7 (56) | 45.5 (25) | 54.6 (30) |
| 2–3 | 30.0 (68) | 51.5 (34) | 48.5 (32) |
| ≥4 | 22.5 (51) | 60.8 (31) | 39.2 (20) |
| Size of (largest) outbreak among residents | |||
| No outbreak among residents | 41.1 (92) | 48.4 (44) | 51.7 (47) |
| <5 residents | 17.9 (40) | 51.3 (20) | 48.7 (19) |
| 5–20 residents | 15.6 (35) | 48.6 (17) | 51.4 (18) |
| >20 residents | 25.5 (57) | 60.7 (34) | 39.3 (22) |
| Size of (largest) outbreak among staff | |||
| No outbreak among staff | 26.2 (57) | 47.4 (27) | 52.6 (30) |
| <5 staff | 33.5 (73) | 49.3 (35) | 50.7 (36) |
| 5–20 staff | 20.6 (45) | 55.6 (25) | 44.4 (20) |
| >20 staff | 19.7 (43) | 58.1 (25) | 41.9 (18) |
| Level of COVID preparedness b | |||
| Not at all or poorly prepared | 34.8 (78) | 61.5 (48) | 38.5 (30) |
| Somewhat prepared | 44.2 (99) | 49.0 (48) | 51.0 (50) |
| Well or very well prepared | 21.0 (47) | 37.0 (17) | 63.0 (29) |
Note: Table 1 shows characteristics of LTC staff who responded to the survey and LTC homes represented by participants.
Abbreviation: LTC, long‐term care.
a
Distribution shown as row %.
b
p < 0.05.
c
p < 0.01.