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832 gap statements mined from Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 7,717 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • The paper identifies the challenge of synchronizing the manifold rhythms that care workers are confronted with. The paper highlights the challenge of providing care in domestic environments shaped by low socio-economic circumstances. The paper also notes the challenge of balancing the need for efficiency and acceleration in care work with the need for attention and continuity in the care of ageing individuals.

    Rhythmic rush: everyday outpatient care within microgeographies of home and “service complex systems” · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need to examine the effects of constructed standards on body(spaces), work processes and home spaces in the context of home care. The paper addresses the lack of research on the impact of the commodification of care on nurses, the corporeality of clients and their spaces of private retreat.

    Rhythmic rush: everyday outpatient care within microgeographies of home and “service complex systems” · 2026 · DOI

  • However, their effects on work and worktime management remain unclear, especially in the setting of assisted living services.

    Can Technology Use Alleviate Workforce Needs in Finnish Assisted Living Services? A Convergent Mixed‐Methods Study of Automatic Medicine Dispensers and Night‐Time Monitoring · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore how leadership contributes to sustainable development by balancing quality of care, health economic considerations and environmental impacts.

    ‘Leading by Leveraging Situations’: A Participant Observation Study Exploring How Registered Nurses Lead Close to Older Adults in Municipal Home Healthcare · 2026 · DOI

  • Connection to the natural world is recognised as part of spirituality in the context of ageing; however, the breadth and interconnectivity of older people’s connections to creation in the UK and the implications of these have not been explored in depth from a theological perspective.

    In harmony with creation: perspectives from older people living in residential care homes in Northwest England · 2026 · DOI

  • Federal policies have successfully targeted the prevalence of antipsychotic (AP) exposure in NHs, but the duration of treatment among nursing home (NH) residents has not been reported.

    Impact of national partnership to improve dementia care on antipsychotic use duration for dementia residents in nursing homes · 2026 · DOI

  • Yet, while the experiences of healthcare workers in managing these crises are invaluable, there remains limited research on the specific challenges they faced.

    Challenges and Possibilities in Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases in Long‐Term Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research should explore valid, effective and attractive educational programmes for the various functional groups, in addition to identifying strategies for accelerating the process of acquiring experience in care for people with dementia.

    The Knowledge of Caregivers About Care for People Living With Dementia and Its Associations in Nursing Homes and Home Care—A Quantitative Study · 2025 · DOI

  • Challenges include delays, limited communication, and a lack of standardized processes.

    Perspectives of healthcare professionals on medical care in nursing homes in Germany and The Netherlands: an explorative study using qualitative content analysis · 2025 · DOI

  • Although numerous factors have been implicated, the role of ownership remains unexplored.

    Unraveling the chains · 2025 · DOI

  • Although electronic health records (EHRs) are argued to improve quality, implementation has lagged due to various factors such as financial constraints and limited research on their impact on NH quality.

    Enhancing nursing home quality through electronic health record implementation · 2024 · DOI

  • Quality of care is an understudied field in the context of long-term care facilities for older people.

    Quality indicators of long-term care for older people in OECD countries; a rapid scoping review · 2024 · DOI

  • However, a comprehensive exploration of functional capacity trajectories in NH residents during the pandemic remains unexplored.

    Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Capacity in Nursing Home Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic · 2024 · DOI

  • Background and ObjectivesSkilled nursing facility (SNF) hospitalization rates vary substantially across facilities serving comparable patient populations, yet the organizational factors underlying high performance remain poorly characterized.

    Faith Affiliation and Nursing Home Hospitalization Performance: Evidence from a National Stratified Sample · 2026 · DOI

  • This scoping review will provide a comprehensive synthesis of the literature on implementing childcare within LTC homes, an area that remains underexplored despite the amount literature on the potential benefits of intergenerational programming.

    Barriers and facilitators to implementing childcare in long-term care homes: A scoping review protocol and consultative exercise · 2026 · DOI

  • A significant correlation between liberty deprivation measures and dementia diagnosis could not be established.

    Living Space Mobility and Liberty Deprivation Measures Among Residents With Dementia in Long‐Term Inpatient Care: A Longitudinal Study · 2026 · DOI

  • In home care, evidence was limited; group training was valued and improved staff sense of dementia care competence in one study.

    Systematic Policy and Evidence Review to Consider How Dementia Education and Training Are Best Delivered in the Social Care Workforce and How Policy Does or Can Enable Its Implementation in England · 2026 · DOI

  • The benefits of empowering leadership have been documented, but few studies have examined its impacts on nursing staff job well‐being and resident outcomes in long‐term care (LTC) settings.

    Impact of Empowering Leadership Training Through Flipped Learning Approach on the Well‐Being of Nursing Staff and Residents in Long‐Term Care Settings · 2025 · DOI

  • Demographic and facility variables were sparsely associated with discharge disposition across all settings.

    Discharge disposition following acute ischemic stroke in the veterans health administration: A retrospective cohort study · 2025 · DOI

  • Eldercare debut circumstances are poorly investigated from a collaborative perspective.

    What characterizes the eldercare debut? A registry-based study of pre-entry health care use · 2024 · DOI

  • Factors such as well-being that positively influence the work of CNAs have been inadequately explored in the literature.

    Examining the Factors Affecting Psychological Well-Being in Certified Nurse Aides Working at Long-Term Care Institutions · 2024 · DOI

  • Ways professional caregivers cope with stress vary widely-some address problems directly, some try to deal with the emotional toll of the work, and others involve avoiding the problems or their emotional consequences.

    A new measure of professional caregiver coping in long‐term care: The LTC COPE · 2024 · DOI

  • Hospitalization rates remain highly variable across facilities serving populations with comparable clinical complexity. The variation in hospitalization rates is not explained by patient case mix alone.

    Faith Affiliation and Nursing Home Hospitalization Performance: Evidence from a National Stratified Sample · 2026 · DOI

  • The organization of healthcare for nursing home residents varies widely between systems, even between neighbouring countries such as Germany and the Netherlands.

    Perspectives of healthcare professionals on medical care in nursing homes in Germany and The Netherlands: an explorative study using qualitative content analysis · 2025 · DOI

  • But the delivery of physiotherapy services varies widely between organizations and between individual physiotherapists.

    Roles and Tasks of Physiotherapists in Nursing Homes: A Survey · 2025 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The paper addresses the lack of research on the impact of the commodification of care on nurses, the corporeality of clients and their spaces of private retreat (“Rhythmic rush: everyday outpatient care within microgeographies of home and…”, 2026); (2) Their effects on work and worktime management remain unclear, especially in the setting of assisted living services (“Can Technology Use Alleviate Workforce Needs in Finnish Assisted Living…”, 2026); (3) Future research should explore how leadership contributes to sustainable development by balancing quality of care, health economic considerations and environmental impacts (“‘Leading by Leveraging Situations’: A Participant Observation Study Exploring…”, 2026); (4) While the experiences of healthcare workers in managing these crises are invaluable, there remains limited research on the specific challenges they faced (“Challenges and Possibilities in Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases in…”, 2025); (5) Challenges include delays, limited communication, and a lack of standardized processes (“Perspectives of healthcare professionals on medical care in nursing homes in…”, 2025). 832 gap statements have been mined from Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 7,717 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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