The real-time experiences of older people with dementia, informal caregivers and professional caregivers during the transition from home to a nursing home: multiple longitudinal cases.

ABSTRACT: Retrospective research has shown that the transition from home to a nursing home is a complex and often fragmented care process, which can lead to negative outcomes for the entire care triad: older people with dementia, informal caregivers, and professional caregivers. At present, comprehensive and real-time research covering the entire transitional care process is lacking in the literature. This study aimed to follow the experiences of the care triad during the transition from home to a nursing home in real time. This real-time, multiple-case study employed the patient journey mapping methodology. Participants were recruited in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands, through partner healthcare organisations affiliated with the Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care. Five care triads we

SUBMITTER: Groenvynck L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12382010 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature