Table 1 Themes and Sub-themes from Family Member Interviews
From: The experiences of family members in the nursing home to hospital transfer decision
Family perceptions of nursing home capacity to provide needed medical care |
Perception of low level care and/or services in nursing home |
Perception of lack of physician presence in nursing home |
Perception that more care is available in the hospital |
Belief that the nursing home does not notice changes quickly enough |
Perception of staff member supporting transfer |
Nursing home staff is familiar with resident (benefit) |
Resident and family choices |
Advance directives |
Resident desire to remain in the nursing home |
Quality of life |
The challenge of end of life decisions |
Issues at hand-off and at hospital |
Poor communication between nursing home and hospital |
Low satisfaction with hospital care |