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Table 1 Prevalence (as percentage of all responding institutions) of cooling facilities at different sites within the institution

From: Implementation evaluation of the Dutch national heat plan among long-term care institutions in Amsterdam: a cross-sectional study

Cooling facilities

Site

Prevalence [a]

Constructed in the past 3 years [a]

Outdoor sunshade

Central lobby

61%

(14/23)

0%

(0/11)

Common roomsb

89%

(24/27)

0%

(0/19)

Restaurant/café

83%

(20/24)

6%

(1/16)

Terrace

85%

(22/26)

11%

(2/19)

Residents’ rooms/apartments

93%

(25/27)

5%

(1/20)

Air conditioning

Central lobby

5%

(1/22)

0%

(0/1)

Common rooms

19%

(5/27)

60%

(3/5)

Restaurant/café

17%

(4/23)

50%

(2/4)

Reception

4%

(1/24)

0%

(0/1)

Residents’ rooms/apartments

8%

(2/25)

50%

(1/2)

Ceiling fans

Central lobby

4%

(1/25)

n.a.

(0/0)

 

Common rooms

19%

(5/26)

40%

(2/5)

 

Restaurant/café

22%

(5/23)

0%

(0/3)

 

Reception

4%

(1/25)

n.a.

(0/0)

 

Residents’ rooms/apartments

7%

(2/27)

50%

(1/2)

  1. aBetween brackets: positive cases/total number of institutions. The latter number may be lower than 27 due to non-response or because the cases are not applicable.
  2. bRooms accessible to all residents, including living rooms, libraries, and recreation rooms.