Table 1, Stakeholder Engagement by Type: Identification, Engagement Type, and Number - Do Palliative Care Teams in Nursing Homes Improve the Quality of End-of-Life Care for Nursing Home Residents?

Stakeholder group	Method of identification or recruitment	Engagement type	No. of group members
NH residents	Through social workers in participating NHs	In-depth interviews and narratives	12
Family caregivers	Through social workers in participating NHs	In-depth interviews and narratives	16
Facility-based physicians or nurse practitioners	Through site's project liaison	Delphi survey	3
Directors of nursing	Through site's project liaison	9
Nursing staff (includes RNs and LPNs)	Through site's project liaison	11
Social workers	Through site's project liaison	11
Administrators	Through site's project liaison	7
CNAs/others	Through site's project liaison	3
Local advocates: center for disability rights, health system agency, hospice agencies	Through a letter of invitation and introduction to the project	Consultation and participation in stakeholder engagement meetings	4
NYS NH associations	Through a letter of invitation and introduction to the project	Consultation and participation in stakeholder engagement meetings	3
State and national palliative care, TeamSTEPPS, and policy experts	Organizations and individuals known to the research team	Consultation and participation in stakeholder engagement meetings	4

Stakeholder group

Method of identification or recruitment

Engagement type

No. of group members

NH residents

Through social workers in participating NHs

In-depth interviews and narratives

Family caregivers

Through social workers in participating NHs

In-depth interviews and narratives

Facility-based physicians or nurse practitioners