Research Article

Time in Care for Older People Living in Nursing Homes

Table 3

Time in mean minutes/home between 6.45 AM to 9.15 P.M.

Direct timeIndirect time Work-place related time
Nursing homePeriod 1Period 2Period 1Period 2 Period 1Period 2

1 80 (48%)71 (21%) 67 (41%)65 (38%) 17 (11%)36 (21%)
2 93 (35%)109 (50%) 66 (25%)84 (39%) 24 (11%)

Total173 (40%)180 (46%)133 (31%)149 (38%) 124 (29%)60 (16%)

Note: staff was involved in personnel conference.