A demonstration study comparing “role-emergent” versus “role-established” pharmacy clinical placement experiences in long-term care facilities

Table 1 Characteristics of long-term care facilities participating in the study (N=7)

	Facility 1	Facility 2	Facility 3	Facility 4	Facility 5	Facility 6	Facility 7
	Role established	Role established	Role emergent	Role emergent	Role emergent	Role emergent	Role emergent
Affiliation
Hospital	√	√
Community Pharmacy			√	√	√	√	√
Ownership
Proprietary	-	-	√	√	-	-	√
Religious	√	-	-	-	-	√	-
Not for Profit	√	-	-	-	-	-	-
Government	√	√	-	-	√	-	-
Level of Care ^†	3	3	3	2	3	3	2
Number of Beds	221	150	38	103	80	200	115
Ancillary Services
(Number) Type of Services*	(6) DT, Pod, OT, PT, ST, SW	(5) DT, OT, Pod, PT, SW	(3) DT, Pod, PT	(4) PT, DT, Pod, OT	(3) DT, Pod, PT	(5) DT, OT, PT, ST, SW	(3) DT, Pod, PT
(Number) Type of non-pharmacy students*	(5) DMD, DT, MD, OT, PT	0	0	(1) Aide	0	(3) DT, RN, OT	(2) Aide, RN
Care provided by resident’s physician	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Care provided by house physician	-	-	-	-	-	-	√
Patient Care Conferences	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Resident’s Chart Available to Pharmacists for Documentation	√	√	√	-	-	√	Separate Care plan inserted

*RN Registered Nurse, Aide Nurse’s Aide, DMD=Dentistry, DT Dietician, MD Medicine, OT Occupational Therapist, Pod Podiatrist, PT Physical Therapist, ST Speech Therapist, SW Social Worker.
^†Level 3 care: clients need 24 hour professional nursing care and supervision, medical and therapeutic care in required, and a minimum 2.5 hours of personal care is needed. Level 2 care: clients need 24 hour of personal care, medical and, or nursing care is required, individual care may range from 1.2-2.5 hours per day.

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