Table 3 Description of sample of nursing homes in six European countries (N = 305)
BE N = 43 | NL N = 44 | EN N = 48 | FI N = 88 | IT N = 33 | PL N = 49 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | ||
Type of nursing home | < 0.001 | ||||||
Type 1 with on-site care from physicians, nurses and care assistants | NA | 17 (38.6) | NA | NA | 8 (24.2) | 22 (44.9) | |
Type 2 with on-site care from nurses and care assistants, but off-site care from physicians | 43 (100.0) | 27 (61.4) | 22 (45.8) | 88 (100.0) | 25 (75.8) | 27 (55.1) | |
Type 3 with on-site care from care assistants, but off-site care from nurses and physicians | NA | NA | 26 (54.2) | NA | NA | NA | |
Type of ownership of nursing home | < 0.001 | ||||||
Public-nonprofit | 21 (48.8) | 44 (100.0) | 1 (2.1) | 66 (75.9) | 10 (30.3) | 30 (62.5) | |
Private-nonprofit | 19 (44.2) | NA | 5 (10.4) | 10 (11.5) | 8 (24.2) | 17 (35.4) | |
Private-profit | 3 (7.0) | NA | 42 (87.5) | 11 (12.6) | 15 (45.5) | 1 (2.1) | |
Size of nursing home | < 0.001 | ||||||
Mean (SD) number of beds | 110 (49) | 88 (54) | 39 (22) | 37 (28) | 82 (56) | 72 (41) |