TY - JOUR T1 - Older adults worked through 3 phases as they made the initial transition to permanent residence in a nursing home JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 96 LP - 96 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.3.96 VL - 1 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/3/96.1.abstract N2 - Wilson SA.The transition to nursing home life: a comparison of planned and unplanned admissions.J Adv Nurs1997 Nov;26:864–71.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question What are the initial experiences of older adults who are admitted to nursing homes on a planned or unplanned basis as they make the transition to nursing home life? Grounded theory.3 long term care facilities with religious affiliations in a large city in Midwestern USA.15 adults ≥65 years (age range 76–97 y, all of Euro-American origin, 73% women) who were admitted to a nursing home for expected permanent residence, were able to understand and speak English, were able to give informed consent, and who passed a short mental status questionnaire. 2 of the adults had mild confusion.Indepth semistructured interviews lasting 45–60 minutes were conducted with each participant every other day for 2 weeks and 1 month after admission. Discussion focused on adjustments to institutional … ER -