Stakeholder perspectives on transitions of nursing home residents to hospital emergency departments and back in two Canadian provinces

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 419-427

  Robinson, C A ^a   Bottorff, J L ^a   Lilly, M B ^b   Reid, C ^a   Abel, S ^c   Lo, M ^a   Cummings, G G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d OPTIC Research Study   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia care; Family caregivers; Transitions in care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865577825     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Amato-Vealey E.J., Barba M.P., Vealey R.J. Hand-off communication: A requisite for perioperative patient safety. AORN Journal 2008, 88(5):763-770.
2. Arendts G., Reibel T., Codde J., Frankel J. Can transfers from residential aged care facilities to the Emergency Department be avoided through improved primary care services? Data from qualitative interviews. Australasian Journal on Ageing 2010, 29:61-65.
3. Berta W., Laporte A., Valdmanis V. Observations on institutional long-term care in Ontario: 1996-2002. Canadian Journal on Aging 2005, 24(1):71-84.
4. Berta W., Laporte A., Zarnett D., Valdmanis V., Anderson G. A pan-Canadian perspective on institutional long-term care. Health Policy 2006, 79:175-194.
5. Bergman H., Clarfield A.M. Appropriateness of patient transfer from a nursing home to an acute-care hospital: A study of emergency room visits and hospital admissions. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1991, 39(12):1164-1168.
6. Boockvar K.S., Gruber-Baldini A.L., Burton L., Zimmerman S., May C., Magaziner J. Outcomes of infection in nursing home residents with and without early hospital transfer. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 2005, 53:590-596.
7. Boockvar K.S., Gruber-Baldini A.L., Stuart B., Zimmerman S., Magaziner J. Medicare expenditures for nursing home residents triaged to nursing home or hospital for acute infection. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 2008, 56:1206-1212. (2008.).
8. Boult C., Green A.F., Boult L.B., Pacala J.T., Snyder C., Leff B. Successful models of comprehensive care for older adults with chronic conditions: Evidence for the Institute of Medicine's "retooling for an aging America" report. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 2009, 57(2328-2337):2009.
9. Bowers B.J. Family perceptions of care in a nursing home. The Gerontologist 1988, 28:361-368.
10. Coleman E.A., Boult C. Improving the quality of transitional care for persons with complex care needs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003, 51:556-557.
11. Committee on Quality of Health Care in America on behalf of the Institute of Medicine IOM Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century 2001, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
12. Council on Aging of Ottawa Housing seniors: Choices, challenges, and solutions 2008, Author, Ottawa, ON, [Retrieved from: http://www.oanhss.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=External_Reports&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=4542].
13. Cwinn M.A., Forster A.A., Cwinn A.J., Hebert G., Calder L., Stiell I.G. Prevalence of information gaps for seniors transferred from nursing homes to the emergency department. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009, 11(5):462-471.
14. Doupe M., Brownell M., St. John P., Strang D.G., Chateau D., Dik N. Nursing home adverse events: Further insight into highest risk periods. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2011, 12(6):467-474.
15. Fried T.R., Gillick M.R., Lipsitz L.A. Whether to transfer? Factors associated with hospitalization and outcome of elderly long-term care patients with pneumonia. Journal of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10(5):246-250.
16. Friedemann M.L., Montgomery R.J., Maiberger B., Smith A.A. Family involvement in the nursing home: Family-oriented practices and staff-family relationships. Research in Nursing & Health 1997, 20:527-537.
17. Gaugler J.E. Family involvement in residential long-term care: A synthesis and critical review. Aging & Mental Health 2005, 9(2):105-118.
18. Gaugler J.E., Anderson K.A., Zarit S.H., Pearlin L.I. Family involvement in nursing homes: Effects on stress and well-being. Aging & Mental Health 2004, 8(1):65-75.
19. Gozalo P., Teno J.M., Mitchell S.L., Skinner J., Bynum J., Tyler D., et al. End-of-life transitions among nursing home residents with cognitive issues. The New England Journal of Medicine 2011, 365:1212-1221.
20. Gruber-Baldini A., Stuart B., Zuckerman I., Hsu V.D., Boockvar K.S., Zimmerman S., et al. Sensitivity of nursing home cost comparisons to method of dementia diagnosis ascertainment. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 2010, 2009:1-10.
21. Gruneir A., Bell C.M., Bronskill S.E., Schull M., Anderson G.M., Rochon P.A. Frequency and pattern of emergency department visits by long-term care residents-A population-based study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58(3):510-517.
22. Hammer K. Emergency rooms: For some, the wait times may be over 2009, The Globe and Mail, [M.3.].
23. Harrington C., Choiniere J., Goldmann M., Jacobsen F.F., Lloyd L., McGregor M., et al. Nursing home staffing standards and staffing levels in six countries. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 2012, 44(1):88-98.
24. Helton M.R., Cohen L.W., Zimmerman S., van der Steen J.T. The importance of physician presence in nursing homes for residents with dementia and pneumonia. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2011, 12:68-73.
25. Hustey F.M. Care transitions between nursing homes and emergency departments: A failure to communicate. Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging 2010, 18(4):17-19.
26. Hustey F., Palmer R. An internet-based communication network for information transfer during patient transitions from skilled nursing facility to the emergency department. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58(6):1148-1152.
27. Jones J.S., Dwyer P.R., White L.J., Firman R. Patient transfer from nursing home to emergency department: Outcomes and policy implications. Academic Emergency Medicine 1997, 4:908-915.
28. Rural ageing: A good place to grow old? 2008, Policy Press, London, U.K. N. Keating (Ed.).
29. Kellett U.M. Searching for new possibilities to care: A qualitative analysis of family caring involvement in nursing homes. Nursing Inquiry 1999, 6:9-16.
30. Konetzka R.T., Spector W., Limcangco M.R. Reducing hospitalizations from long-term care settings. Medical Care Research and Review 2008, 65:40-66.
31. Kuske B., Hanns S., Luck T., Angermeyer M.C., Behrens J., Riedel-Heller S.G. Nursing home staff training in dementia care: A systematic review of evaluated programs. International Psychogeriatrics 2007, 19:818-841.
32. Loganathan M., Singh S., Franklin B.D., Bottle A., Majeed A. Interventions to optimise prescribing in care homes: Systematic review. Age and Ageing 2011, 40:150-162.
33. Maas M.L., Reed D., Park M., Specht J.P., Schutte D., Kelley L.S., et al. Outcomes of family involvement in care intervention for caregivers of individuals with dementia. Nursing Research 2004, 53(2):76-86.
34. McCloskey R. The 'mindless' relationship between nursing homes and emergency departments: What do Bourdieu and Freire have to offer?. Nursing Inquiry 2011, 18:154-164.
35. McCloskey R., Campo M., Savage R., Mandville-Anstey S. A conceptual framework for understanding interorganizational relationships between nursing homes and emergency departments: Examples from the Canadian setting. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice 2009, 10:285-294.
36. McCloskey R., van den Hoonaard D. Nursing home residents in emergency departments: A Foucauldian analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2007, 59:186-194.
37. McGregor M.J., Cohen M., McGrail K., Broemeling A.M., Adler R.N., Schulzer M., et al. Staffing levels in not-for-profit and for-profit long-term care facilities: Does type of ownership matter?. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2005, 172(5):645-649.
38. Mitchell J.S., Young I. Utilization of a UK emergency department by care home residents: A retrospective observational study. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2010, 17:322-324.
39. Morris J.N., Fries B.E., Mehr D.R., Hawes C., Phillips C., Mor V., et al. MDS cognitive performance scale. Journal of Gerontology 1994, 49(4):M174-M182.
40. National Advisory Council on Aging NACA demands improvement to Canada's long term care institutions: Press release 2005.
41. Newcomer R., Kang T., Graham C. Outcomes in a nursing home transition case-management program targeting new admissions. The Gerontologist 2006, 46(3):385-390.
42. Nolan M., Dellasega C. 'It's not the same as being at home': Creating caring partnerships following nursing home placement. Journal of Clinical Nursing 1999, 8:723-730.
43. Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, OECD The OECD health project: Longterm care for older people 2005, OECD Publishing, Paris, France.
44. Pesanka D.A., Greenhouse P.K., Rack L.L., Delucia G.A., Perret R.W., Scholle C.C., et al. Ticket to ride: Reducing handoff risk during hospital patient transport. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 2009, 24(2):109-115.
45. Saliba D., Kington R., Buchanan J., Bell R., Wang M., Lee M., et al. Appropriateness of the decision to transfer nursing facility residents to the hospital. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 2000, 48:154-163.
46. Sandelowski M. Whatever happened to qualitative description?. Research in Nursing & Health 2000, 23:334-340.
47. Smart K., Herrmann N., Lanctot K.L. Validity and responsiveness to change of clinically derived MDS scales in Alzheimer disease outcomes research. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 2011, 24(2):67-72.
48. Statistics Canada Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by sex, Canada 2010, [CANSIM, Table 102-0512. URL: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dailyquotidien/100223/t100223a1-eng.htm].
49. Statistics Canada Residential care facilities 2006/2007 2008, Minister of Industry, Ottawa, [(Catalogue no. 83-237-X).].
50. Spilsbury K., Hewitt C., Stirk L., Bowman C. The relationship between nurse staffing and quality of care in nursing homes: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2011, 48:732-750.
51. Terrell K.M., Hustey F.M., Hwang U., Gerson L.W., Wenger N.S., Miller D.K., et al. Quality indicators for geriatric emergency care. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16:441-449.
52. Terrell K.M., Miller D.K. Challenges in transitional care between nursing homes and emergency departments. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2006, 7:499-505.
53. Thorne S. Interpretive description 2009, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA.
54. Whitaker A. Family involvement in the institutional eldercare context - Towards a new understanding. Journal of Aging Studies 2009, 23:158-167.
55. Wijetilleka S., Toma T.P. Improving handovers: The inverted pyramid model. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2010, 86(1011):1-2.