Family caregivers and transition to long-term care

VR Strang, PM Koop… - Clinical Nursing …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
This study's purpose was to explore family caregivers' experiences while they waited
placement of family members with dementia in long-term care and how they coped during …

Seeking connection: family care experiences following long‐term dementia care placement

M Bramble, W Moyle, M McAllister - Journal of clinical nursing, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. To outline the experiences of family caregivers in Brisbane, Australia who have placed
a relative with dementia into long‐term care. Background. Whilst the aged care literature in …

Using focus groups to explore caregiver transitions and needs after placement of family members living with dementia in 24-hour care homes

L Cottrell, W Duggleby, J Ploeg, C McAiney… - Aging & Mental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Family caregivers (defined broadly as family and friends) of persons with
dementia are challenged to cope with myriad stressors and changes that occur along the …

Unmet needs and health-related quality of life of dementia family caregivers transitioning from home to long-term care: A scoping review

K Lee, J Chung, KN Meyer, JN Dionne-Odom - Geriatric Nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
This scoping review is to identify experiences, unmet needs, and health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) of family caregivers transitioning their care recipients with dementia into long-term …

Wives and daughters: The differential role of day care use in the nursing home placement of cognitively impaired family members

S Cho, SH Zarit, DA Chiriboga - The Gerontologist, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: To expand knowledge concerning the significance of kin relationships in
caregiving, this study assessed predictors of the timing of institutionalization for persons with …

Transitioning from caregiver to visitor in a long-term care facility: the experience of caregivers of people with dementia

K Crawford, R Digby, M Bloomer, H Tan… - Aging & Mental …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Transitioning from the primary caregiver to the visitor in a long-term care facility
may be challenging for the caregiver; they are required to surrender their caring duties to the …

Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer's Disease.

J Garity - Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2006 - search.ebscohost.com
Most nursing home research has focused on predictors for placement, the placement
decision-making process, or the effects of placement on the nursing home resident. Little …

Predictors of institutionalization of cognitively impaired elders: family help and the timing of placement

JE Gaugler, AB Edwards, EE Femia… - The Journals of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Although predictors of nursing home placement have attracted a good deal of attention in
gerontological research, the type and amount of family assistance offered to caregivers prior …

From home to 'home': Mapping the caregiver journey in the transition from home care into residential care

T Hainstock, D Cloutier, M Penning - Journal of Aging Studies, 2017 - Elsevier
Family caregivers play a pivotal role in supporting the functional independence and quality
of life of older relatives, often taking on a wide variety of care-related activities over the …

Remaining connected despite separation–former family caregivers' experiences of aspects that facilitate and hinder the process of relinquishing the care of a person …

A Johansson, HO Ruzin, UH Graneheim… - Aging & mental …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: This qualitative study aimed to illuminate former family caregivers' experiences
of aspects that facilitate and hinder the process of relinquishing the care of a person with …