| Year: n (%) | |
| First | 56 (58.9) |
| Second | 29 (30.5) |
| Third | 10 (10.5) |
| Field: n (%) | |
| Adult | 72 (75.8) |
| Mental Health | 23 (24.2) |
| Placement type: n (%) | |
| Hospital - adult | 69 (72.6) |
| Hospital - mental health | 20 (21.1) |
| Community - adult | 38 (40) |
| Community - mental health | 26 (27.4) |
| Care home | 8 (8.4) |
| Hospice | 1 (1.1) |
| Previous experience: n (%) | |
| Previous experience as HCA | 57 (60) |
| Previous experience of caring for a family/friend with sensory/cognitive impairments | 47 (49.5) |
| Practice Learning Experience of caring n (%) | |
| People with Sensory impairment | 83 (87.4) |
| People with Cognitive impairment | 94 (98.9) |