• BMC geriatrics · Nov 2016

    The experiences of family members in the nursing home to hospital transfer decision.

    • Kathleen Abrahamson, Brittany Bernard, Lara Magnabosco, Arif Nazir, and Kathleen T Unroe.
    • Purdue University School of Nursing, 502 N. University Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA. kaabraha@purdue.edu.
    • BMC Geriatr. 2016 Nov 15; 16 (1): 184.

    BackgroundThe objective of this study was to better understand the experiences of family members in the nursing home to hospital transfer decision making process. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 family members who had recently been involved in a nursing home to hospital transfer decision.ResultsFamily members perceived themselves to play an advocacy role in their resident's care and interview themes clustered within three over-arching categories: Family perception of the nursing home's capacity to provide medical care: Resident and family choices; and issues at 'hand-off' and the hospital. Multiple sub-themes were also identified.ConclusionsFindings from this study contribute to knowledge surrounding the nursing home transfer decision by illuminating the experiences of family members in the transfer decision process.

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