Bram De Boer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4157936 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bram De Boer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bram |
| FAMILY NAME | De Boer |
| SIGNATURE | DE BOER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maastricht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1156-1327 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perspectives on the living environment and care arrangements
Background: The ageing population and increasing life expectancy present both challenges and opportunities to transform living environments and care arrangements for older adults. Innovative residential care concepts for older adults are increasingly emphasizing the importance of immediate social networks and broader community connections. To ensure these developments align with the needs and preferences of residents, it is essential to understan…
The Reality of Vital Communities
Background: Vital Communities (VCs) are emerging as innovative living arrangements within long-term care (LTC), designed to support individuals with complex care needs in leading meaningful lives while remaining connected to their communities. A VC seeks to integrate formal LTC with informal, community-based care, aiming to foster a more inclusive society for people requiring LTC. However, the conceptualization of VCs for people with LTC needs is…
The physical environment of Green Care Farms and its relation to residents’ activity engagement
Green Care Farms provide an environment rich in sensory stimulation by providing a variety of meaningful places and objects in- and outside • Nevertheless, residents with dementia exhibited great variation in their use of places on the Green Care Farm. While some visit a variety of places in- and outside during the day, a substantial group also spent their day more stationary • Residents of GCFs were still engaged in activity in 86 % of the day, …
The Challenges of Moving from Regular Nursing Homes toward Innovative Long-Term Care Settings
This study examined how staff experiences a relocation from a regular to an innovative living arrangement and what procedures are followed. Semi-structured interviews and observations were conducted. Staff (N = 41) were included if they worked at the selected locations (N = 3). Staff reported feeling lost physically and emotionally. They stressed the importance of constructive communication and collaboration and having a say in the physical envir…
How the interrelated physical, social and organizational environment impacts daily life of residents with dementia on a Green Care Farm
Green Care Farms (GCF) are innovative long-term care environments and an alternative to regular nursing homes in the Netherlands. Following a culture change movement, GCFs have radically altered the care environment. Research suggests positive effects on residents. However, knowledge is limited regarding their physical, social and organizational environment. This article explores the care environment of 24-h GCFs for people with dementia and its …
Developing a Meaningful Garden Space in a Care Home with Staff and Family Members
Background: Care home residents are often passive and lack active engagement in meaningful activities. The aim of this qualitative study was to co-develop a plan for a meaningful garden space in an urban care home in the north of England, to inform the subsequent building of such a garden space on the care home premises. Methods: Members of staff participated in focus groups conducted at the care home. Family carers were interviewed by telephone.…
Building trusting relationships with staff members of nursing homes during rapid ethnographic research
OPINION article Front. Sociol., 24 August 2022Sec. Medical Sociology https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.983728
Working at Green Care Farms and Other Innovative Small-Scale Long-Term Dementia Care Facilities Requires Different Competencies of Care Staff
The culture change movement within long-term care in which radical changes in the physical, social and organizational care environments are being implemented provides opportunities for the development of innovative long-term care facilities. The aim of this study was to investigate which competencies care staff working at green care farms and other innovative types of small-scale long-term dementia care facilities require, according to care staff…
Successful Elements of Intergenerational Dementia Programs
People with dementia often experience social isolation and stigmatization. Research shows that bringing generations together can be mutually beneficial. Although intergenerational dementia programs show promising results, specific successful elements remain unclear. A scoping literature review was performed to compare intergenerational dementia programs and identify successful elements and outcomes. Successful elements included (1) including budd…
The Homestead
Alternative care environments for regular nursing homes are highly warranted to promote health and well-being of residents with dementia that are part of an age-friendly and dementia-friendly city and society. Insight is lacking on how to translate evidence-based knowledge from theory into a congruent conceptual model for innovation in current practice. This study reports on the co-creation of an alternative nursing home model in the Netherlands.…
Comparing the care environment at farm‐based and regular day care for people with dementia in Norway—An observational study
People with dementia should be able to live in the community, and day care services are recommended as a means for people to live in their own homes for as long as possible. In this study we wanted to compare the quality of care at one type of small-scale day care situated at community farms to regular day care provided in connection with residential care facilities for elderly people. A total of 42 participants from 10 farm-based day care offers…
The Challenges of Moving from Regular Nursing Homes toward Innovative Long-Term Care Settings
This study examined how staff experiences a relocation from a regular to an innovative living arrangement and what procedures are followed. Semi-structured interviews and observations were conducted. Staff (N = 41) were included if they worked at the selected locations (N = 3). Staff reported feeling lost physically and emotionally. They stressed the importance of constructive communication and collaboration and having a say in the physical envir…
Comparing the care environment at farm‐based and regular day care for people with dementia in Norway—An observational study
People with dementia should be able to live in the community, and day care services are recommended as a means for people to live in their own homes for as long as possible. In this study we wanted to compare the quality of care at one type of small-scale day care situated at community farms to regular day care provided in connection with residential care facilities for elderly people. A total of 42 participants from 10 farm-based day care offers…
Successful Elements of Intergenerational Dementia Programs
People with dementia often experience social isolation and stigmatization. Research shows that bringing generations together can be mutually beneficial. Although intergenerational dementia programs show promising results, specific successful elements remain unclear. A scoping literature review was performed to compare intergenerational dementia programs and identify successful elements and outcomes. Successful elements included (1) including budd…
The Homestead
Alternative care environments for regular nursing homes are highly warranted to promote health and well-being of residents with dementia that are part of an age-friendly and dementia-friendly city and society. Insight is lacking on how to translate evidence-based knowledge from theory into a congruent conceptual model for innovation in current practice. This study reports on the co-creation of an alternative nursing home model in the Netherlands.…
Comparing the care environment at farm‐based and regular day care for people with dementia in Norway—An observational study
People with dementia should be able to live in the community, and day care services are recommended as a means for people to live in their own homes for as long as possible. In this study we wanted to compare the quality of care at one type of small-scale day care situated at community farms to regular day care provided in connection with residential care facilities for elderly people. A total of 42 participants from 10 farm-based day care offers…
Working at Green Care Farms and Other Innovative Small-Scale Long-Term Dementia Care Facilities Requires Different Competencies of Care Staff
The culture change movement within long-term care in which radical changes in the physical, social and organizational care environments are being implemented provides opportunities for the development of innovative long-term care facilities. The aim of this study was to investigate which competencies care staff working at green care farms and other innovative types of small-scale long-term dementia care facilities require, according to care staff…
How the interrelated physical, social and organizational environment impacts daily life of residents with dementia on a Green Care Farm
Green Care Farms (GCF) are innovative long-term care environments and an alternative to regular nursing homes in the Netherlands. Following a culture change movement, GCFs have radically altered the care environment. Research suggests positive effects on residents. However, knowledge is limited regarding their physical, social and organizational environment. This article explores the care environment of 24-h GCFs for people with dementia and its …
Developing a Meaningful Garden Space in a Care Home with Staff and Family Members
Background: Care home residents are often passive and lack active engagement in meaningful activities. The aim of this qualitative study was to co-develop a plan for a meaningful garden space in an urban care home in the north of England, to inform the subsequent building of such a garden space on the care home premises. Methods: Members of staff participated in focus groups conducted at the care home. Family carers were interviewed by telephone.…
Building trusting relationships with staff members of nursing homes during rapid ethnographic research
OPINION article Front. Sociol., 24 August 2022Sec. Medical Sociology https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.983728
The Challenges of Moving from Regular Nursing Homes toward Innovative Long-Term Care Settings
This study examined how staff experiences a relocation from a regular to an innovative living arrangement and what procedures are followed. Semi-structured interviews and observations were conducted. Staff (N = 41) were included if they worked at the selected locations (N = 3). Staff reported feeling lost physically and emotionally. They stressed the importance of constructive communication and collaboration and having a say in the physical envir…
The physical environment of Green Care Farms and its relation to residents’ activity engagement
Green Care Farms provide an environment rich in sensory stimulation by providing a variety of meaningful places and objects in- and outside • Nevertheless, residents with dementia exhibited great variation in their use of places on the Green Care Farm. While some visit a variety of places in- and outside during the day, a substantial group also spent their day more stationary • Residents of GCFs were still engaged in activity in 86 % of the day, …
Perspectives on the living environment and care arrangements
Background: The ageing population and increasing life expectancy present both challenges and opportunities to transform living environments and care arrangements for older adults. Innovative residential care concepts for older adults are increasingly emphasizing the importance of immediate social networks and broader community connections. To ensure these developments align with the needs and preferences of residents, it is essential to understan…
The Reality of Vital Communities
Background: Vital Communities (VCs) are emerging as innovative living arrangements within long-term care (LTC), designed to support individuals with complex care needs in leading meaningful lives while remaining connected to their communities. A VC seeks to integrate formal LTC with informal, community-based care, aiming to foster a more inclusive society for people requiring LTC. However, the conceptualization of VCs for people with LTC needs is…
Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Dementia (4 works) · Long-term care (4 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Political science (3 works)