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Open AccessAn overview of innovative living arrangements within long-term care and their characteristics: a sco** review
Within long-term care, a culture change (e.g. focus on increasing autonomy in everyday life) is leading to the development of innovative living arrangements for older adults. Insight into characteristics of in...
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Open AccessAfter COVID-19 vaccinations: what does living and working in nursing homes look like?
Nursing homes were disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination was considered critical for the normalization of daily live of nursing home residents. The present study investigates the imp...
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Open AccessStakeholders’ experiences and perception on transitional care initiatives within an integrated care project in Belgium: a qualitative interview study
In 2015, a plan for integrated care was launched by the Belgium government that resulted in the implementation of 12 integrated care pilot project across Belgium. The pilot project Zorgzaam Leuven consists of ...
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Open AccessExploring resident experiences of person-centred care at mealtimes in long-term residential care: a rapid ethnography
Poor nutrition is a common ongoing problem in long-term residential care, often resulting in reduced quality of life. Previous research has concluded that the content of the meal, dining environment, service s...
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Open AccessEnd-of-life care for people with dementia on a green care farm during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
Green care farms combine agriculture production with health-related, social and educational services. In the Netherlands, they form an alternative to traditional nursing homes for people with dementia. Green c...
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Open AccessChanging the long-term care spectrum
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Open AccessFamily caregivers’ perspectives on their interaction and relationship with people living with dementia in a nursing home: a qualitative study
Social interactions are important for people living with dementia in a nursing home. However, not much is known about interactions and relationships between residents and family caregivers and related experien...
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Open AccessFostering the implementation of transitional care innovations for older persons: prioritizing the influencing key factors using a modified Delphi technique
Transitions in care for older persons requiring long-term care are common and often problematic. Therefore, the implementation of transitional care innovations (TCIs) aims to improve necessary or avert avoidab...
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Open AccessFrom wave to wave: a Dutch national study on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on well-being and family visitation in nursing homes
To protect nursing home residents, many governments around the world implemented blanket visitor bans in March and April 2020. As a consequence, family caregivers, friends, and volunteers were not allowed to e...
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Open AccessEmergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors and costs
Evidence is lacking on the differences between hospitalisation of people with dementia living in nursing homes and those living in the community. The objectives of this study were: 1) to describe the frequency...
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Open AccessInterventions to foster family inclusion in nursing homes for people with dementia: a systematic review
Family inclusion in nursing homes is central to the provision of individualized care for people with dementia. Although positive effects can be recognized, barriers have been identified that hamper family incl...
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Open AccessHow to assess experienced quality of care in nursing homes from the client’s perspective: results of a qualitative study
The culture shift in nursing homes from task-oriented to person-centered care has created a need to assess clients’ experienced quality of care (QoC), as this corresponds best with what matters to them. This s...
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Open AccessPrevalence of dementia diagnoses not otherwise specified in eight European countries: a cross-sectional cohort study
Dementia is a syndrome, with a wide range of symptoms. It is important to have a timely diagnosis during the disease course to reduce the risk of medication errors, enable future care planning for the patient ...
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Open AccessExperiences of family caregivers in green care farms and other nursing home environments for people with dementia: a qualitative study
Having a match between a nursing home and the preferences of people with dementia is beneficial for their well-being. It is suggested that innovative types of nursing homes such as small-scale living facilitie...
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Open AccessQuality of care and quality of life of people with dementia living at green care farms: a cross-sectional study
Many countries are introducing smaller, more home-like care facilities that represent a radically new approach to nursing home care for people with dementia. The green care farm is a new type of nursing home d...
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Open AccessThe effects of small-scale, homelike facilities for older people with dementia on residents, family caregivers and staff: design of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study
Small-scale and homelike facilities for older people with dementia are rising in current dementia care. In these facilities, a small number of residents live together and form a household with staff. Normal, d...