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Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 16, No. 2, 189-205 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732305282441
© 2006 SAGE Publications

Perspectives of Carers on the Move From a Hospital to a Transitional Care Unit

Darren Daff

Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Jacqueline M. Stepien

Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Rachel Wundke

Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Jan Paterson

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Craig H. Whitehead

Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Maria Crotty

Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

The authors describe carers’ experiences of the traditional process of moving a relative into residential care from an acute hospital admission and how a transitional care unit affected this experience. Telephone interviews (total 31) confirmed that looking for permanent care was a stressful, time-consuming, and confusing process for all carers. The transitional care unit did not make a great difference to the stress of finding a residential care vacancy, but the overall experience of transitional care was positive, with carers feeling that it gave them time to consider residential care options. Carers felt that a hospital was not the best environment to assess ongoing care needs. The implementation of transitional care did not reduce the stress felt by carers when looking for a residential care facility, but it was an acceptable alternative to waiting for residential care in hospital.

Key Words: transitional care • carers • residential care • nursing home


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