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Nursing homes

The expected benefits of using social robots when working with institutionalised older adults: A qualitative study among healthcare professionals

Sanja Balalic, Robbert Sanderman, Nick Degens, Marrit Tuinman, Mariët Hagedoorn

published 11 May 2026

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Home over institution? New insights on older adults’ care preferences from a mixed-methods study in France

Anaïs Cheneau, Jonathan Sicsic, Thomas Rapp

published 24 Mar 2026

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The characteristics of patients’ medical care, living will, and signs of death by age and the place of death: A cross-sectional study using a questionnaire survey targeting physicians with expertise in end-of-life care

Mitsutaka Yakabe, Tatsuya Hosoi, Shoya Matsumoto, Shoho Miura, Kazuhiro Hoshi, Soichiro Iwao, Yoshihiro Kitamura, Masahiro Akishita, Sumito Ogawa

published 24 Mar 2026

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Care preferences of older migrants and minority ethnic groups with various care needs: A scoping review

Viktoria Peters-Nehrenheim, Mike Rommerskirch-Manietta, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Martina Roes

published 23 Jan 2026

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What matters most to older adults in treatment decision making: A discrete choice experiment

Vera C. Hanewinkel, Hanneke van der Wal-Huisman, Suzanne Festen, Richte CL Schuurmann, Goudje L. van Leeuwen, Maria-Annette Kooijman, Marijke J. Nogarede, Barbara L. van Leeuwen, Daan Brandenbarg

published 03 Nov 2025

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Frailty and 12-month mortality among older adults with type 2 diabetes in nursing homes: A longitudinal study

Maturin Tabué-Teguo, Nadine Simo, Axiane Placide-Francil, Moustapha Dramé, Laurys Letchimy, Denis Boucaud-Maitre

published 21 Oct 2025

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Exploring Nurse Dyads’ experiences of scope of practice in nursing homes: A qualitative descriptive study from the FLORENCE project

Ole Martin Nordaunet, Hanne Aagaard, Cecilia Olsson, Edith Roth Gjevjon, Gunilla Borglin

published 10 Oct 2025

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A multi-center trial-based economic evaluation of the SELF-program: A function-focused care program for nursing staff providing long-term care for geriatric clients in nursing homes compared to care as usual

Ruben M.W.A. Drost, Ghislaine A.P.G. van Mastrigt, Stan Vluggen, Silke F. Metzelthin, Michel H.C. Bleijlevens, Getty Huisman-de Waal, Janneke M. de Man-van Ginkel, Sandra M.G. Zwakhalen

published 02 Jul 2025

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Home settings are associated with less functional decline among older adults compared to community-care foster homes and skilled nursing facilities in Hawaii

Hua Zan, Yanyan Wu, Yan Luo, John P. Barile, Joshua R. Holmes, Joy Agner

published 23 Jun 2025

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Indoor mobility challenges among older adults: A systematic review of barriers and limitations

Xin Er Yaw, Pei Lee Teh, Weng Marc Lim, Shaun Wen Huey Lee

published 04 Jun 2025

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Integrated nutritional care in long-term care: From theory to evidence-based practice

Sonja Lindner-Rabl, Gerhard Wirnsberger, Barbara Bäck, Brigitte Walzl, Karola Putz-Scheicher, Johanna Fabian, Iris Wunder, Elisabeth Derler, Carolin Herzog, Lisa Pieter, Julia Traub, Lutz Kubitschke, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger

published 30 May 2025

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Clarifying the meaning of a positive living environment in nursing homes: A scoping review protocol

Lien Janssens, Lisa Geyskens, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Ellen Vlaeyen, Mieke Deschodt

published 29 May 2025

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Effects of an interprofessional care concept in nursing homes evaluated in the SaarPHIR project: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Lisa Tönnies, Viola Zimmer, Alexandra Piotrowski, Thorsten Lehr, Sonja Laag, Juliane Köberlein-Neu

published 15 May 2025

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