Care quality in nursing homes: a best practice example
Care quality in nursing homes: a best practice example
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Andrea Luise Koppitz
- Project team : Jutta Dreizler, Lorenz Imhof, Rahel Naef Brand, Prof. Dr. Heidi Petry
- Project budget : CHF 131'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Foundation (Stiftung christliches Altersheim St. Johann / Pflegehotel St. Johann, Age-Stiftung)
- Project partner : Stiftung christliches Altersheim St. Johann / Pflegehotel St. Johann
- Contact person : Maria Schubert
Description
In many countries people over 85 years of age are relocated involuntarily or unplanned to a nursing home. In Switzerland 43% of elderly over 85 years are admitted to nursing homes after hospital discharge. This percentage is higher than in the United States with 32.5% or in Germany with only 19%. Therefore, the aim of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding into admissions to nursing homes and to explore its impact on adaptation.