Challenges and improvements associated with transitions between hospitals and care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study with care home and healthcare staff in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Care home residents transitioning from hospital are at risk of receiving poor-quality care with their safety being challenged by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) pandemic. Little is known about how care home staff worked with hospital staff and other healthcare professionals to address these challenges and make improvements to increase patient safety.

Objective

To gain insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the safety of transitions between hospital and care home.

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with care home staff and healthcare professionals involved in hospital to care home transitions including doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, social workers, and occupational therapists. Commonalities and patterns in the data were id

SUBMITTER: Newman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10517646 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature