An exploration of relocation initiatives deployed within and between nursing homes: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relocations within and between nursing homes often induce stress, anxiety, and depression in residents and cause additional workload for and burnout in staff. To prevent this, many nursing homes deploy pre-transition initiatives, bridging initiatives, and post-transition initiatives to support residents and staff during the relocation process. As little is known about these initiatives, this study aims to explore the pre-relocation, bridging and post-relocation initiatives used for relocations within and between nursing homes.

Methods

In seven Dutch nursing homes, eight focus groups were conducted with two to six participants (N = 37) who were actively involved in relocation processes in different roles (i.e., managers, healthcare professionals, support staff, cli

SUBMITTER: Broekharst DSE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768348 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature