Clinical Research Directory

Study inclusion/exclusion criteria are based on level of participant: 1. LTCF Inclusion criteria: \- Located within German-speaking part of Switzerland \- ≥ 20 long-term care beds on the cantonal list of LTCFs (or a cooperation of smaller LTCFs with a total of at least 20 long-term care beds, working with the same INTERCARE nurse(s)) \- Willingness to introduce the core components of INTERCARE (formal commitment) \- Willingness to provide routine resident assessment data (Resident Assessment Instrument-nursing home version (RAI-NH) or BESA system) Exclusion criteria: \- LTCFs located in the Italian- or French-speaking part of Switzerland. \- LTCFs who have previously worked with a nurse-led model similar to the INTERCARE/INTERSCALE research intervention 2. INTERCARE nurse Inclusion criteria: \- Working contract or affiliation with the LTCF \- Educational background as an RN with ≥ 3 years' experience working with older persons \- Assigned role of INTERCARE nurse Exclusion criteria: \- No contract with the LTCF 3. Other care staff Inclusion criteria: * All care staff who work directly with residents (e.g., care workers, physiotherapists and activity staff) of different educational backgrounds (e.g., RNs, LPNs, nurse aides) working in the LTCF at least 8h/week for ≥ 3 months * Other therapeutic personnel involved in 8h/week or more in treatments/direct contact with residents Exclusion criteria: \- Non-health care professionals (e.g., administration) 4. General Practitioners (GPs) Inclusion criteria: * All GP's who treat at least 5 residents in the LTCF at the time of data collection Exclusion criteria: \- Temporary substitute GPs 5. Residents Inclusion criteria: \- All residents present at the LTCF during the study duration with long-term care and billed according to the health insurance law Exclusion criteria: \- Residents who opt out of participating in the study