Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the facilities included in the study compared to Australian long-term care facilities
Characteristic | Study sample (n = 25) n (%) | SA long-term care populationa (n = 241) n (%) | Australian long-term care populationa (n = 2705) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Remoteness | |||
 Major cities of Australia | 17 (68) | 157 (65) | 1695 (63) |
 Inner regional Australia | 7 (28) | 40 (17) | 650 (24) |
 Outer regional Australia | 1 (4) | 42 (17) | 318 (12) |
 Remote Australia | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 32 (1) |
 Very remote Australia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (< 1) |
Organisation type | |||
 Charitable | 3 (12) | 45 (19) | 515 (19) |
 Community based | 5 (20) | 40 (17) | 412 (15) |
 Local government | 1 (4) | 2 (1) | 25 (1) |
 Private incorporated body | 0 (0)b | 68 (28) | 931 (28) |
 Publicly listed company | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (< 1) |
 Religious | 13 (52) | 62 (26) | 611 (23) |
 Religious/charitable | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) |
 State government | 3 (12) | 24 (10) | 208 (8) |