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Enhancing geriatric nursing care: Policy recommendations for improving long-term care quality
Background:
Rapid population ageing has intensified demand for nursing home-based long-term care (LTC), placing geriatric nursing at the center of care quality, safety, and system sustainability. Despite policy attention, nursing home systems across countries continue to face persistent challenges related to workforce shortages, fragmented financing, limited integration, and variable regulatory oversight.
Purpose:
This paper critically examines nursing home-based LTC policies using the World Health Organization's Integrated Long-Term Care (ILTC) framework to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities for system improvement.
Approach:
A comparative policy analysis was conducted across selected countries, structured around the five ILTC domains: person-centered care, workforce capacity, sustainable financing, integrated service delivery, and governance and accountability.
Findings:
Evidence indicates that high-performing nursing home systems align investments across ILTC domains, while fragmented approaches undermine care quality and equity.
Conclusion:
Strengthening geriatric nursing in nursing homes requires coherent, needs-based policy reform grounded in the ILTC framework to ensure dignified, high-quality care for older adults.
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