Background The provision of quality care in nursing home (NH) facilities is an ongoing
challenge, and the literature indicates that the quality of care (QOC) is often suboptimal …

Background Person-centered care has been widely promoted in long-term care settings. It is
commonly referred to as a core concept that guides the care philosophy change in long-term …

Background There is increasing emphasis on promoting “homelike” residential care models
enabling care-dependent people to continue living in a self-determined manner. Yet, little is …

In this issue of the Journal, Whear and colleagues 1 present the results of a systematic
review focused on mealtime interventions in long term care (LTC) and their effect on …

Background Older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes are nutritionally vulnerable,
often consuming insufficient energy, macro-and micronutrients to sustain their health and …

Poor food and fluid intake and malnutrition are endemic among older adults in long-term
care (LTC), yet feasible and sustainable interventions that target key determinants and …

Background Use of physical and chemical restraints are common in residential aged care
facilities worldwide. Restraint use can pose harm to residents even causing deaths …

Geriatric nursing activities are closely related to patient safety; therefore, nurses' efforts to
improve patient safety in geriatric hospitals are important. In the present study, we …

Introduction Paternalism, assuming control of aged care, is a widespread orientation in older
adults care. Paternalistic attitudes and practices are commonly understood as a threat to the …

Food and mealtimes play a central role in our lives and often hold great meaning. This study
is a secondary analysis of a subset of data collected from a 6-year longitudinal qualitative …