Welcome to the Current Issues section of the Journal of Transitional and Home Health Nursing. This section provides access to all published articles, categorized by volume and issue, and serves as a comprehensive resource for researchers, clinicians, and academicians in the field of transitional care and home health nursing.
Featured Articles in the Latest Issue
- Volume 1 (Issue 2) JULY– DECEMBER 2025
Research Articles
Spatial Intelligence Driven Forecasting Model for Nursing Home Evacuation Planning During Hurricanes
Vol.1(2); Pages:1-9. Published on July-2025
Abstract
Older people living in nursing homes are especially at risk from hurricanes. Making sure to evacuate at the right time in disasters allows more people to stay safe. It presents a new predictive analytics app that uses GIS to help nursing homes improve how they decide to evacuate during hurricanes. When data on weather, places, resilience, population at risk and historical evacuations is included, this model helps assess risks regularly and suggests action so evacuations can be planned in advance. By using machine learning algorithms for modeling, the system helps emergency planners and those in charge of nursing homes imagine impacts of hurricanes and use resources more efficiently. Information about hurricanes in high-risk areas was used to confirm the approach, showing it gave better predictions and helped operations run smoother. Bringing together GIS and predictive analytics improves how emergency managers and geriatric planners share information. The study progresses disaster informatics research and enhancements provide support for different healthcare services and disasters.
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Assessment of Post-COVID-19 Immune Response and Symptom Patterns Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents and Employees
Vol.1(2); Pages:10-17. Published on November-2025
Abstract
Learning about the immune response and symptom patterns after the infection of SARS-CoV-2 is essential to protect populations at risk in the long-term care setting. The objective of this study was to assess post-infection immunity and record symptoms patterns in residents and staff in nursing home. A prospective cohort design was used to track serological markers, reinfection, and the presence and duration of symptoms among the participants in a six months follow-up. Early results show that although the majority of the people encountered detectable antibodies, the severity and period of symptoms were diffused among residents and staff. It is worth noting that the fatigue and respiratory complaints were found to be long lasting in the older residents as opposed to their younger staff members. These outcomes highlight the role of individualized post-infection surveillance and preventive measures in high-risk congregate environments as a guide in vaccination and infection control policies.
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Strategies to Enhance Adjustment and Well-Being During Relocation from Home to Long-Term Care Facilities
Vol.1(2); Pages:18-25. Published on November-2025
Abstract
It may be a major life alteration that is often accompanied by emotional, social and physical stress factors, making the home-to-long-term-care transition a potentially significant and painful experience to older adults and their families. The current scoping review will be targeted at mapping the current interventions aimed at providing a smoother adjustment process in this context of relocation. A systematic search of peer-reviewed literature helped in the identification and analysis of those studies that concentrated on pre-transition planning, psychosocial support, staff training, and environmental modifications. The results depict that multi-component interventions such as individualized care planning, family involvement, and designed orientation programs are the most effective interventions, which can be used to reduce the probability of anxiety, improve adaptation, and improve the quality of life in general among residents. The review also identifies knowledge gaps of culturally-specific approaches, long-term results, and technology to facilitate transitions. Such understandings can inform the healthcare provider, caregivers and policy makers to formulate holistic approaches that facilitate well-being and effective adaptation in long term care environments.
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Creating Healing Environments to Improve Residents’ Quality of Life
Vol.1(2); Pages:26-32. Published on November-2025
Abstract
A supportive soundscape in nursing homes design has the potential to promise quality of life improvement among dementia residents. Another type of environmental sound, which is often ignored in the care setting, is important in developing mood, behavior, and cognitive involvement. This paper discusses the possible role of therapeutic soundscapes in reducing agitation, promoting relaxation, and helping people with dementia engage socially. The research was based on environmental psychology, dementia care, and sound design principles and provides a set of strategies aimed at designing person-centered auditory environments that can satisfy their sensory, emotional, and cognitive requirements. The supportive soundscapes can help to provide more humane and efficient dementia care by including the evidence-based methods, including the use of biophilic sound elements and customized musical interventions.
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Reflections of Providers on Encouraging Elderly People’s Daily Mobility
Vol.1(2); Pages:33-40. Published on November-2025
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Increasing numbers of older adults mean that effective post-acute home health care is the key to their independence and quality of life. Although caregivers are important in facilitating functional needs of such individuals, their experiences and perceptions are understudied. The objective of the study is to explore how caregivers view managing the activities of daily living, mobility, and self-care in older adults under the care of home health care services that are post-acute in nature. Qualitative interviews and observational approaches helped to emphasize the most important challenges and approaches used by caregivers, such as interaction with healthcare workers, the home environment adjustment, and the tasks allocated to care versus personal wellbeing. The results indicate that even though the commitment of the caregivers is eminent, they usually encounter emotional, physical, and logistical stress, which influence the quality of care and the health of the caregivers. The knowledge of these perceptions is invaluable in the designing of supportive interventions, educational programs, and policies that increase caregiver competence, confidence, and resiliency, and eventually better patient outcomes in the home health care environment.
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