Dying in residential care homes during the early COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Summary of care homes recruited by provider type, care type and size

Care Home	Participants	Type of Care Home Provider^a	Care provided^b	Care home size range (no. of beds)
1	2 x Senior Carers 1 x Carer 1 x Resident	Chain*	Residential	51–60
2	1 x Deputy manager 1 x Senior Carer	Chain*	Residential & Nursing	41–50
3	1 x Deputy manager 1 x Senior Carer	Chain*	Residential & Nursing	51–60
4	1 x Manager	Independent**	Residential	21–30
5	1 x Care Home Manager 1 x Deputy manager 1 x Senior Carer	Chain*	Residential	41–50
6	1 x Care Home Manager	Chain*	Residential	61–70
7	1 x Care Home Manager 2 x Senior Carers	Chain*	Residential	61–70
8	1 x Senior Carer 2 x Residents	Independent**	Residential & Nursing	Up to 20

All care homes had Care Quality Commission rating ‘Good’
^aType of Care Home Provider: Care homes are separate from the National Health Service (NHS) and are largely privatised and run either independently or as part of a larger company or ‘chain’. They are funded through a combination of local authority contributions for eligible individuals, private payments from residents, and NHS support for those with significant healthcare needs [43, 44]
* Homes belonging to a provider organisation with 2 or more care homes in different locations **Homes run as a single organisations
^b Care homes vary in the type of care provided. Some have onsite registered nursing staff, (identified here as ‘nursing’ homes). Others (identified here as ‘residential’ homes) offer personal care, such as help with washing and dressing, but no nursing input and rely on external health service providers for residents’ health care needs

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