Management of relocation in cognitively intact older adults

As the older adult population grows, the rate of relocation from one home to another will also increase. To promote planning for relocation to a new home and adjustment to this stressful life event, pre-relocation and post-relocation risks need to be assessed and interventions designed to facilitate relocation decision making and adjustment. The evidence-based guideline by Hertz et al. (2005) provides detailed tools and recommendations for management of pre-relocation and post-relocation processes with cognitively intact older adults by nurses and other health care providers in community-based care, long term care, and acute care settings.