The proportion of adults older than 65 years is rapidly increasing. Care home residents in
this age group have disproportionate rates of transfer to the Emergency Department (ED) …

Background Nursing home residents (NHR) are characterized by increasing frailty,
multimorbidity and care dependency. These conditions result in frequent hospital transfers …

Introduction Public and private entities in the United States spend billions of dollars each
year on potentially avoidable hospitalizations. This is a common occurrence in long-term …

Background Reducing avoidable hospitialisation of aged care facility (ACF) residents can
improve the resident experience and their health outcomes. Consequently many variations …

Background care home staff play a crucial role in managing residents' health and
responding to deteriorations. When deciding whether to transfer a resident to hospital, a …

Background Visits in emergency departments and hospital admissions are common among
nursing home (NH) residents and they are associated with significant complications. Many of …

Objectives We aimed to map integrated care models for acute health care in rural long-term
care facilities (LTCFs) for future investigation. Design Systematic scoping review. Setting …

Background: Although a palliative approach to care is recommended for people with
advanced dementia, many nursing home (NH) residents with dementia experience …

In this descriptive, qualitative study, we conducted eight focus groups with diverse informal
and formal caregivers to explore their experiences/challenges with nursing home (NH) to …

Nursing home (NH) residents are often transferred to hospital (emergency department (ED)
visits or hospital admissions) and this occurs more frequently in males. However, respective …