Geriatric assessment in Belgian nursing homes: qualitative insights.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing home residents (NHR) have complex health needs due to their multimorbidity and frailty, challenging interorganisational collaboration, particularly between nursing homes (NH) and hospitals. Coronavirus disease pandemic highlighted the need to strengthen the expertise of NHs care teams. Geriatric mobile teams (GMT) exist in several countries and aim to provide interdisciplinary advice to reinforce the primary care expertise. To develop GMTs in Belgium, we chose a participatory and systemic approach. The aim focuses on identifying areas of partnership between hospitals and NHs based on the geriatric needs of residents, from the perspective of the stakeholders involved in their care. Additionally, it examines the essential requirements for fostering collaboration am

SUBMITTER: Merche J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924833 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature