Variables | n | Problems (n = 81) | % | No problems (n = 133) | % | p-value |
Facility | <0.01 | |||||
Intensive care home for older people | 44 | 16 | 36.4 | 28 | 63.6 | |
Long-term care health facilities | 29 | 11 | 37.9 | 18 | 62.1 | |
Fee-based home for older people | 35 | 5 | 14.3 | 30 | 85.7 | |
Group home for older people with dementia | 41 | 28 | 68.3 | 13 | 31.7 | |
Short-term admission facilities | 65 | 21 | 32.3 | 44 | 67.7 | |
Number of residents | 0.21 | |||||
1 to10 | 40 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 50 | |
11 to 50 | 112 | 39 | 34.8 | 73 | 65.2 | |
51 or more | 62 | 22 | 35.5 | 40 | 64.5 | |
Number of physicians | 0.11 | |||||
None | 158 | 62 | 39.2 | 96 | 60.8 | |
2 or fewer | 49 | 19 | 38.8 | 30 | 61.2 | |
More than 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100 | |
Number of residents per care worker† | 0.02 | |||||
3 or fewer | 57 | 30 | 52.6 | 27 | 47.4 | |
3 to 5 | 73 | 26 | 35.6 | 47 | 64.4 | |
More than 5 | 84 | 25 | 29.8 | 59 | 70.2 | |
Number of residents per nurse | 0.07 | |||||
None | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 18 | 46.2 | |
20 or fewer | 107 | 36 | 33.6 | 71 | 66.4 | |
More than 20 | 68 | 24 | 35.3 | 44 | 64.7 |