TABLE 1.
Characteristics of participating staff and facilities
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Respondents participating in survey f , N | 84 |
| Female, N | 59 |
| Profession of survey respondent, % | 15 |
| Elderly care physician | 30 |
| Manager | 14 |
| Board member or secretary | 16 |
| Nurse | 20 |
| Administrator | 5 |
| Certified health assistant | |
| Facilities participating in survey, N | 117 |
| Urbanity, % | |
| Urban a | 12.8 |
| Medium‐sized cities b | 53.0 |
| Rural c | 34.2 |
| Number of residents, % | |
| ≤60 | 33.3 |
| 61–120 | 40.2 |
| ≥121 | 26.5 |
| Number of staff, % | |
| ≤75 | 25.6 |
| 76–150 | 36.8 |
| 150–225 | 17.9 |
| ≥226 | 19.7 |
| Shared bed–bathroom, % | |
| Bedroom | 2.6 |
| Bathroom |
38.5 63.2 |
| None | |
| Number of outbreaks of SARS‐CoV‐2 after 15 September 2020, % | |
| 1 | 53.0 |
| 2 | 23.9 |
| ≥3 | 23.1 |
| Number of residents with a positive test g during the last outbreak, median (IQR d ) | 8 (3,19) |
| Number of staff with a positive test g for SARS‐CoV‐2 during last outbreak, median (IQR d ) e | 30 (14,75) |
| Facilities experiencing an outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 in spring–summer 2020, % | 38.5 |
a
>2500 addresses/km2.
b
1000–2500 addresses/km2.
c
<1000 addresses/km2.
d
Interquartile range (25%;75%).
e
Three missing.
f
Eight surveys were answered by two respondents.
g
PCR or antigen test.