Table 3 Basic characteristics of the facility, residents, and regions (n = 114)
n Median | (%) (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|
Health care input from community | ||
Receiving care services from visiting nurse agencies | ||
Received care | 79 | (69.3) |
[Facility contract]a | 18 | (15.8) |
[Resident contract]a | 68 | (59.6) |
Visiting nurse agencies provide EOL care to the residents | ||
Yes | 49 | (43.0) |
Receiving care services from community hospitals or clinics | ||
Received care | 114 | (100) |
[Facility contract]b | 50 | (43.9) |
[Resident contract]b | 86 | (75.4) |
[Outpatient]b | 81 | (71.1) |
Community hospitals or clinics provide EOL care to the residents | ||
Yes | 71 | (62.3) |
Facility Characteristics | ||
Number of years since establishment | 3 | (2–4) |
Presence of day nursing staff | ||
Yes | 31 | (27.2) |
Presence of night nursing staff | ||
Yes | 2 | (1.8) |
Confirming residents’ EOL preferences with residents/family members | ||
Yes | 87 | (76.3) |
Educating staff to help them support resident deaths | ||
Yes | 42 | (36.8) |
Residents’ Characteristics | ||
Number of residents | 32 | (16–44) |
Mean age of the residents (years) | 83.5 | (81.8–84.7) |
Rate of females (%) | 67.9 | (57.1–75.0) |
Rate of residents certified as Care Need Levels 3–5 (%) | 18.2 | (10.5–37.5) |
[Rate of residents not requiring care (%)] | 11.7 | (0.0–24.6) |
[Rate of residents certified as Support Required Level 1 (%)] | 8.3 | (2.3–16.1) |
[Rate of residents certified as Support Required Level 2 (%)] | 8.0 | (2.7–13.6) |
[Rate of residents certified as Care Need Level 1 (%)] | 21.1 | (14.3–28.6) |
[Rate of residents certified as Care Need Level 2 (%)] | 15.4 | (6.8–22.2) |
[Rate of residents certified as Care Need Level 3 (%)] | 8.8 | (3.2–15.6) |
[Rate of residents certified as Care Need Level 4 (%)] | 5.7 | (0.0–13.3) |
[Rate of residents certified as Care Need Level 5 (%)] | 3.3 | (0.0–8.0) |
Rate of residents who lived in the same municipality as the facility (%) | 46.1 | (24.4–61.2) |
Regional Characteristics | ||
Municipal aging rate (aged 60 years or over) (%) | 28.8 | (28.5–30.4) |
Number of hospital beds per 100,000 elderly people (aged 60 years or over) | 3082.3 | (2426.1–3750.5) |
Number of clinics per 100,000 elderly people (aged 60 years or over) | 245.9 | (204.5–273.1) |
Number of visiting nurse agencies per 100,000 elderly people | 19.7 | (16.7–24.0) |
Municipal income level (Yen)c | 3455.3 | (3166.6–3817.8) |