Relocation of nursing home residents within or between nursing homes occurs for a variety of reasons, ranging from changing healthcare needs to closing down of care facilities. These care transitions between or within nursing homes can negatively impact the health and well-being of the nursing home residents in many ways, varying from experiencing stress and anxiety to developing depressive disorders. In order to prevent, mitigate, or eliminate these negative consequences, it is important to identify, review, and develop transition interventions that contribute to successful and effective care transitions between or within nursing homes. The body of literature to date shows few attempts to identify, review, and develop transition interventions in the specific context of nursing homes. Therefore, this research project focuses on identifying, reviewing, and developing these transition interventions.
RELOCARE
Het verhuizen van verpleeghuisbewoners in en tussen verpleeghuizen kan verschillende redenen hebben, uiteenlopend van veranderende zorgbehoeften tot de sluiting van zorgfaciliteiten. De transities in en tussen verpleeghuizen kan de gezondheid en het welzijn van verpleeghuisbewoners op verschillende manieren negatief beïnvloeden, uiteenlopend van het ervaren van stress tot de ontwikkeling van depressie. Om deze negatieve consequenties te voorkomen, te verzachten of te elimineren is het van belang dat er transitie-interventies worden geïdentificeerd, geanalyseerd en ontwikkeld die bijdragen aan effectieve en succesvolle transitie in en tussen verpleeghuizen.
Publicaties
Broekharst DSE, Stoop A, Caljouw MAA, Achterberg WP; RELOCARE Consortium. Relocating within and between nursing homes during infectious disease outbreaks: A focus group study. Health Sci Rep. 2024;7(5):e1907. Published 2024 May 12. doi:10.1002/hsr2.1907
Broekharst, D.S.E., Stoop, A., Achterberg, W.P. et al. An exploration of relocation initiatives deployed within and between nursing homes: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 22 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10505-8
Brouwers, M., Broekharst, D.S., de Boer, B. et al. An overview of innovative living arrangements within long-term care and their characteristics: a scoping review. BMC Geriatr 23, 442 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04158-9
Broekharst DSE, et al. Types, Aspects, and Impact of Relocation Initiatives Deployed within and between Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19.
de Boer B, et al. Letter to the editor: The Need to Consider Relocations WITHIN Long-Term Care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Feb;23(2):318-320