| Characteristic | n | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 23 | |
| Male | 2 | ||
| Job Role | Without nursing qualification | Carer | 3 |
| Senior Carer | 3 | ||
| Manager | 7 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| With nursing qualification | Nurse | 2 | |
| Advanced nurse practitioner | 1 | ||
| Deputy manager | 2 | ||
| Manager | 6 | ||
| Years’ experience in care homes | 1-5 | 5 | |
| 6-10 | 5 | ||
| 11-15 | 3 | ||
| 16-20 | 5 | ||
| 21-25 | 1 | ||
| >25 | 5 | ||
| Type of care home | Residential | 8 | |
| Nursing | 9 | ||
| Combined residential and nursing | 7 | ||