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Table 5 Staff ratios of various LUs in early shift

From: Structural characteristics of specialised living units for people with dementia: a cross-sectional study in German nursing homes

 

LSLU I

LSLU II

LILU

SSLU

SILU

Test statistic

p-value

LUs with RNs, n

15

15

48

7

10

  

LUs without RNs, n

0

0

0

2

5

  

Residents-per-RN, median (range)

19.5 (8.2 - 52)

16.0 (7.7-28)

20.5 (7–50)

9.0 (5–15)

12.0 (5–14)

H (4) = 29.42

<.0011

LUs with CNAs, n

7

2

12

3

7

  

LUs without CNAs, n

8

14

36

6

8

  

Residents-per-CNA, median (range)

25.0 (12–52)

18.0 (15–21)

21.5 (15–31)

9.0 (7–10)

12.0 (10–14)

H (4) = 19.90

.0012

LUs with NAs

12

14

43

4

4

  

LUs without NAs

3

2

5

5

11

  

Residents-per-NA, median (range)

13.5 (10–26)

11.0 (8.5-31)

15.0 (5–40)

10.0 (7–13)

11.5 (5–12)

H (4) = 8.59

.075

LUs with SSMs

10

8

33

7

12

  

LUs without SSMs

5

8

15

2

3

  

Residents-per-SSM, median (range)

25.5 (16–56)

29.0 (16–56)

26.0 (8.6-40)

11.0 (5–14)

11.5 (10–14)

H (4) = 35.90

.001

  1. LSLU I-Large Segregated Living Unit not extra funded; LSLU II- Large Segregated Unit extra funded;
  2. SSLU-Small Segregated Living Unit; LILU-Large Integrated Living Unit; SILU-Small Integrated Living Unit.
  3. RN–Registered nurse; CNA–Certified-nursing-assistant; NA–nursing assistant, SSM – service staff member.
  4. 1Post-hoc analysis revealed statistically significant differences between LSLU II and LILUs (U = 212.5, z = -2.66, p = .008, r = -0.33).
  5. 2Post-hoc analysis revealed statistically significant differences between SSLU and SILU (U = 1.00, z = -2.26, p = .024, r = 0.71).