Could Peer-Mentors Support Families of Care Home Residents to Prepare for Deterioration and End-of-Life? An Interview Study with Families and Care Home Staff

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of care home staff participants and the care homes in which they were employed.

Variables	n	%	Mean	Range
Home demographics
Home type
Residential home (care home without nursing)	7	64
Nursing home (care home with nursing)	4	36
Beds			48.36	12–73
Fewer than 30	1	9
30–50	6	55
50 +	4	36
Care quality commission rating
Outstanding	1	9
Good	8	72
Requires improvement	2	18
Participant demographics
Age (years)			43.90	25–60
20–30	1	9
31–40	4	36
41–50	3	27
51–60	3	27
Gender
Female	10	91
Male	1	9
Ethnicity
White British	5	45
Indian	3	27
White Irish	1	9
White other	1	9
Asian British	1	9
Time in current role (years)			2.75	0–5
Less than 1 year	3	27
1–3	6	55
3–5	2	18
Time in care sector (years)			15.45	3–25
Fewer than 10	2	18
10–20	6	55
More than 20	3	27