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Journal of Long-Term Care (2026)
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ISSN 2516-9122 · LSE Press · 321 artikel di indeks
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A Rapid Review on the Preparedness and Practice Needs of the Home Care Workforce to Support Older LGBTQ+ People
Context: Little is known about the preparedness of the home care workforce to support older LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other marginalised sexual orientations or gender identities) people. By preparedness, we mean the skills, knowledge, and confidence to provide affirmative…
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An Exploration of the Costs of Residential Care Home Closures: A Mixed Method Approach
Context: Between 2015 and 2020, 1,578 care homes in England closed, affecting 48,600 individuals. The financial and economic impact of such closures on various stakeholders remains largely unquantified. Objective: To develop pathways for care home closures from key stakeholders’ perspectives…
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‘Care Is More than Just Care’ – Conceptualising Elements of Promising Practices to Support Ancillary Workers in Care Homes
Context: Cleaning, catering, housekeeping and laundry workers (ancillary staff) play a crucial role in care homes through promoting infection control, food preparation, hygiene, and contributing to care home environments, relationships and culture. Their contributions were highlighted during the…
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Spanish Translation, Cross-Cultural Validation and Test-Retest Reliability of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT)
Background: The adult social care outcomes toolkit (ASCOT) was developed in England to measure the domains of quality of life most affected by long-term care services. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the ASCOT-SCT4 into Spanish, and to investigate its internal consistency…
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Historical Changes and Cross-Country Comparisons of Long-Term Care Policy: A New Resource
Context: Individual behaviour is influenced by the current policy environment, but many of the outcomes observed today are consequences of how people reacted to policies implemented in the past. However, understanding long-term care (LTC) policy at the time of a given survey is a challenge to…
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Family Caregiver Burden and Service Effectiveness: The Role of Home Care Quality
Context: Primary family caregivers of individuals with functional disabilities face a complex, multidimensional burden influenced by their own health, socioeconomic status, and the recipient’s condition. High-quality home care services are vital for alleviating this burden. Objectives: This study…
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Unique Lives, Unique Stories: Shadowing as a Way to Access the Personhood of People with High-Support Needs
Context: Recognizing the personhood of people with high-support needs, such as people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) and people with late-stage dementia, is challenging due to their non-speaking communication. Yet, recognizing personhood is crucial for person-centred…
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Aging, HIV, and Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review of Current Evidence
Context: As people with HIV live longer, long-term care (LTC) is an increasingly important site of care, but evidence on experiences, outcomes, and service models in LTC is limited. Objectives: To synthesise knowledge about older adults with HIV in LTC, including experiences, health outcomes, and…
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Caregiver Burden and Associated Factors Among Informal Caregivers of Older Persons: A Facility-Based Study in Southwest Nigeria
Context: Increasing life expectancy has led to a higher prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases among older adults, increasing the need for long-term care. In Nigeria, informal caregivers provide most of this support, often experiencing substantial burden. However, local evidence remains…
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Governance Models and Care Quality in Long-Term Care Institutions: An Empirical Quantitative Study
Background: With approximately 1.3 million Americans residing in certified nursing homes—a population projected to double by 2050—identifying the organisational determinants of care quality is a critical public health imperative, particularly in the context of increasing marketisation of the…
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Leading in a Vacuum? – Social Care Leaders’ Experiences of Care Home Closures in England
When care homes close, social care leaders and managers must oversee the process of helping people to find new homes and take action to mitigate the detrimental impact on residents, families and staff. Everyone involved may be angry and distressed, and there can be significant political, media…
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The Measurement of Safety in Older Adult Care Homes: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of Strategic-Level Health and Social Care Professionals
Context: Ensuring the safety of older adults living in residential care homes is an international priority. Residents are often highly frail and vulnerable, making safety a critical concern. A growing range of organisations collect safety-related data from care homes, yet there is limited…
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Experience of Persons Living in Long-Term Care: A Patient-Oriented Analysis of “Notes in The Margins” Data
Context: Individual and system factors can affect quality of life in long-term care (LTC). Objective: To understand how residents and their families experience quality of life to recommend changes to improve their experience. Methods: This study is a patient-oriented analysis of the qualitative…
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The Problem of Insight: An Interpretive Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Awareness Following Acquired Brain Injury
Context: Acquired brain injury (ABI) can result in executive impairments that can detrimentally impact an individual’s level of insight into the changes in functioning caused by their ABI. This, along with the difficulty professionals have in identifying executive impairments and relating these to…
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Implementing and Evaluating an Evidence-Based Practice Deprescribing Protocol to Guide Provider 30-Day Visits: A Quality Improvement Project
Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are common and rapidly increasing health problems in the older adult population. Skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients are prescribed PIMs, which are linked to increased adverse drug events (ADEs) and rehospitalizations. The purpose of…
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Experiences of Caring for Adults with Acquired Physical Disabilities: A Qualitative Study
Context: Caregivers provide much-needed support for people with acquired physical disabilities to reintegrate into society. However, caregivers themselves may require support to manage the diverse responsibilities associated with caring for these individuals. Objective: The primary objective of…
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Care Home Staff Experiences of Implementing the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment, ‘ReSPECT’, with Residents in Their Care: Implications for Their Role and Practice
Context: Emergency care treatment planning is increasingly required in care homes for residents living with frailty and/or ill-health. ReSPECT (the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) is a type of emergency care treatment plan used widely in UK care homes to guide treatment…
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Experiences of Family Caregivers in Saskatchewan Rural Long-Term Care Homes: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Context: As population ageing continues to increase in Canada, more older adults are ageing in rural contexts, which presents unique challenges and benefits, particularly for persons living in long-term care. Objective: This study examined the experiences of family caregivers in rural Saskatchewan…
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Increased Needs among Applicants for Residential Eldercare in a Context of Deinstitutionalisation and Ageing-in-Place Policy: Results from a Population-Based Study
Context: In contexts of ageing-in-place policies and deinstitutionalisation, the mechanisms underlying increased needs in residential care have gained attention. Objective: This study aims to examine trends in care needs among applicants for residential care in the context of ageing-in-place policy…
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Pattern of Length of Stay in Swedish Residential Care among Residents with and without Cognitive Impairment between 2015 and 2023: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study
Context: Length of stay (LOS) is a metric for evaluating the utilization of residential care and informing future long-term care policies. Decreases in LOS have previously been observed in the Swedish setting. However, whether this trend has continued is unexplored. Objectives: To examine changes…