The frequency and types of resident relocations in Dutch nursing homes: a nationwide cohort study of electronic health record data

Abstract

Aim: We examined the occurrence of relocations of nursing home residents, the distribution of individual and group relocation types, the distribution of destinations, and trends over time. Findings: One third of Dutch nursing home residents relocated at least once during length of stay. Roughly 75 percent were individual relocations and the other 25 percent concerned group relocations. The average yearly number of individual relocations was about 3 times as high in the first 4 months after admission compared with later periods. Message: A considerable proportion of Dutch long-stay nursing home residents experienced one or more relocations.