Provision of dementia-specific care in nursing homes in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) - analysis of person-centered practices and related problems within a holistic multiple case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To ensure high-quality care for residents living with dementia, recommendations for dementia-specific care do exist internationally as well as in Germany. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how dementia-specific care is currently provided and what can be derived from this for the improvement of dementia-specific care. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the provision of dementia-specific care and related problems in German nursing homes.

Methods

We used a holistic multiple case design with a total of four cases. The cases were defined as care units in which residents living with dementia were cared for. For data collection, we used problem-centered face-to-face interviews, document analysis, and context questionnaires and analyzed all qualitative data inducti

SUBMITTER: Schmudderich K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786518 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature