Nursing Research and Practice

Research Article

Time in Care for Older People Living in Nursing Homes

Table 1

(a) Direct time in mean minutes per activity from 6.45 AM to 9.15 PM Nursing home 1.
Period 1Period 2
ActivityNumber of measurement activitiesMeanSdRangeNumber of measurement activityMeanSdRange
Shower/bath 918191–55 919171–57
Injection 7 2 11–4 1 1 —1–1
KAD 3 5 14–6 3 2 11–3
Drug 241 3 31–36 208 3 31–15
Nutrition 155 9101–56 8510111–60
Hygiene 267 6 51–28 193 6 51–25
Cognitive Care 49 3 31–12 24 3 31–10
Rehabilitation 4 7 21– 8 2 5 11– 6
Social activity 37 6 81–35 2110121–57
Wound 11 5 31–11 1 1 —1– 1
Observation 169 2 21–15 153 2 21–21
Visits to toilet 244 4 31–23 161 4 41–33
Transport 252 2 21–20 185 3 61–73
Other 10 8 41–15 7 2 11– 8
Total1458 6 51–561053 5 51–73
refer to administration of insulin by nursing assistants on delegation.
(b) Indirect time in mean minutes per activity from 6.45 AM to 9.15 PM Nursing home 1.
ActivityNumber of measurement activitiesMeanSdRangeNumber of measurement activityMeanSdRange
Documentation 477 61–27 24 7 61–18
Store 97111–36 15 4 51–15
Walking time13942 21– 38 913 2 21–46
Communication 1754111–123 78 4 51–33
Preparing food 2526 51–37 128 8101–59
Report 627 51–25 59 9 71–34
Social activities 317 91–35 3411111–43
Cleaning 425 41–19 17 8 81–27
Phone 454151–99 24 3 31–15
Transport 473 31–14 44 4 41–15
Washing 303 41–17 6 2 21–5
Waiting time 474 91–50 36 3 21– 8
Other 178111–36 1 1 —1–1
Total21985 71–1231379 5 51–59
(c) Work-place-related time in mean minutes per activity from 6.45 AM to 9.15 PM Nursing home 1.
ActivityNumber of measurement activitiesMeanSdRangeNumber of measurement activityMeanSdRange
Control 64 21–8 1 4 —4–4
equipment
Personnel393 21–824 6161– 82
time
Conference —— — — 211 85–16
Phone235111–5213 2 21– 6
Cleaning255 51–221613101–40
Total933 41–5256 7 71–82