This letter to the editor is a commentary on the scoping review by Skudlik et al.(2023) on the
relocation of older people to nursing homes in Germany. In this commentary, we question …

In Switzerland life expectancy is currently 84 years in women and 79 years in men. By 2030
the number of people over 80 will increase by 83% to 625 000. The need of nursing care in …

This paper investigates the transition into a nursinghome in old age, using recent panel
survey data fromGermany and the United States. Among the questionsaddressed are: what …

Introduction Knowledge about long-term care services ability, regardless of if the service is
home-based or facility-based, to provide an optimal and comprehensive fundamental …

Mind the gap : organizational factors related to transfers of older people between nursing
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Background The admission to a nursing home is a critical life-event for affected persons as
well as their families. Admission related processes are lacking adequate participation of …

Care provided by old-age homes has changed greatly in Germany over the last 20 years:
The original focus on residential care has since given way to a focus on nursing care. Most …

Introduction The elderly must take part in the management of their own health. One of the
aspects they should be able to decide on is the place where they want to live. The aim of this …

There is an international flavour to this issue of Nursing Older People. A recent RCN report
analysed various countries' efforts to move care from acute, hospital-based services to …

Background: In many countries, people over 85 years of age are relocated involuntarily or
unplanned to a nursing home. In Switzerland, 43% of elderly over 85 years are admitted to …