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Table 2 Characteristics of the facilities in which the selected 207 residents resided including after having moved to other facilities

From: Predictors of spiritual care provision for patients with dementia at the end of life as perceived by physicians: a prospective study

Numbers refer to number of facilities unless indicated otherwise

Facility of:

Admission (n = 28)

Death (n = 34)

Nursing home

23

29

Residential home

5

5

Strong religious affiliation

3

3

No religious affiliation or only historically

25

31

Located in town

23

27

Located in large city

5

7

Staffing: enough nursing staff

14

-*

Staffing: not enough

14

Palliative care unit

10

-*

No palliative care unit

18

Small-scale living for dementia: all residents

5

-*

Small-scale living for dementia: some of the residents

5

No small-scale living for dementia available

18

Facility size – number of psychogeriatric (dementia) care beds, range

11-210

11-210

  1. *Data not available from the 6 non-participating facilities to which 6 of 7 residents moved.