Background Chronic diseases are long-term, recurring and prolonged, requiring frequent
travel to and from the hospital, community, and home settings to access different levels of …

Background Transitional care is a critical area of care delivery for older adults with chronic
illnesses and complex health conditions. Older adults have high, ongoing care needs during …

The increasing volume of our aging population is dramatically affecting the need for home
care services. The discharge process from hospital to home can be fraught with …

Medicines management is a high-risk and error prone process in healthcare settings, where
nurses play an important role to preserve patient safety. In order to create a safe healthcare …

Optimising the discharge process for internal medicine programs is a challenge given
multiple social and practical constraints in transitions from hospital to home. The objective of …

Background: Older people have various physical and mental health needs and often receive
help from their family members to perform their daily life activities. This research aimed to …

Background and aim Communication is a key factor in intraprofessional collaboration
between hospital nurses and homecare nurses in hospital‐to‐home transitions of older …

Background and Objectives: The global trend of healthcare is to improve the quality and
safety of care for older people with cognitive disorders in their own home. There is a need to …

Caregivers who provide transitional care to people with functional dependence require the
mastery of skills that ensure successful continuity of care. This domain of care requires …

The need for communication and collaboration increases when an older patient is
discharged from the hospital, as the transition of care is complex for older patients living with …