Experiences and needs of residents with dementia in relocating to an innovative living arrangement within long-term care: A qualitative study.

Autor:	Brouwers M; Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.; Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care, the Netherlands., Landeweer EG; Department of Primary and Long-term Care, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.; Department of Care Ethics, University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands., de Boer B; Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.; Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care, the Netherlands., Groen WG; Department of Medicine for Older People, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.; Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Aging & Later Life, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.; Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Ageing & Vitality, Rehabilitation & Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Schreuder MC; Department of Primary and Long-term Care, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands., Verbeek H; Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.; Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care, the Netherlands., Consortium R
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Dementia (London, England) [Dementia (London)] 2024 Dec 21, pp. 14713012241311433. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 21.
DOI:	10.1177/14713012241311433
Abstrakt:	During the last decade, an increasing number of care organizations have chosen to rebuild or build a new care facility to provide better person-environments for residents with dementia. This has inevitably led to an increase in relocations. This study investigated how residents with dementia experienced a relocation from a regular nursing home to an innovative living arrangement. A qualitative study was performed, using semi-structured interviews and observations. Two nursing homes offering 24 h care to residents with psychogeriatric symptoms that planned a relocation to an innovative living arrangement were selected. Sixteen residents were included. Five themes from the data described what was of importance to residents when moving, including (1) the physical environment of the new location, (2) the belongings of residents, (3) feeling at home, (4) the importance of social contact when relocating, and (5) the need to be engaged in daily life. This study found that the residents were not actively involved in the relocation process, despite the clear desire they expressed to be involved and of importance. As the residents with dementia were able to express what was important to them in this study, relocation processes should focus more on involving such residents and incorporating them within relocation processes. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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