Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics for all study participants (residents and proxies). Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise.a
|  | Residents (n = 63) | Proxies (n = 63) |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
 Mean (standard deviation) | 87.6 (8.0) | 66.5 (10.6) |
 Median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 88.0 (81.0, 93.0) | 67.0 (59.0, 73.0) |
Gender | Â | Â |
 Female | 41 (65.1) | 50 (79.4) |
 Male | 22 (34.9) | 11 (17.5) |
 Non-binary | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) |
Education | Â | Â |
 Primary school | 14 (22.2) | 2 (3.2) |
 Some secondary school | 24 (38.1) | 12 (19.1) |
 Completed secondary school | 9 (14.3) | 15 (23.8) |
 Tertiary (vocational or university) | 16 (25.4) | 33 (52.4) |
Living in residential care | Â | Â |
 < 12 months | 16 (25.4) | - |
 1–3 years | 20 (31.8) | - |
 > 3 years | 23 (36.5) | - |
Country of birth | Â | Â |
 Australia | 48 (76.2) | 50 (79.4) |
 UK | 10 (15.9) | 8 (12.7) |
 Other | 4 (6.4) | 4 (6.4) |
Location | Â | Â |
 Metropolitan | 10 (15.9) | - |
 Regional | 53 (84.1) | - |
Relationship to resident | Â | Â |
 Daughter/Son | - | 29 (46.0) |
 Daughter-/Son-in-law | - | 14 (22.2) |
 Spouse/Partner | - | 10 (15.9) |
 Other | - | 10 (15.9) |
Employment status | Â | Â |
 Retired | - | 34 (54.0) |
 Employed full time | - | 11 (17.5) |
 Employed part time/casually | - | 10 (15.9) |
 Other | - | 7 (11.1) |
Visits / Phone calls to residentb | Â | Â |
 Daily | - | 5 (7.9) / 11 (17.5) |
 Most days of the week | - | 10 (15.9) / 7 (11.1) |
 Once a week | - | 32 (50.8) / 24 (38.1) |
 Fortnightly to monthly | - | 4 (6.4) / 5 (7.9) |
 Rarely/Never | - | 11 (17.5) / 12 (19.1) |
 Unablec | - | - / 3 (4.8) |