Impact of the 2015 Dutch Long‐Term Care Reform on Nursing Home Use and Access for People With Dementia
Among older Dutch people with dementia, the 2015 Dutch LTC reform was associated with fewer NH admissions and longer waiting lists. While stabilization of the NH admissions may reflect prioritization of persons with dementia within stricter eligibility criteria, the concurrent rise in waiting list prevalence suggests that institutional capacity did not keep pace with persistent need. As a result, many older people with dementia remain longer in the community, raising concerns regarding their health and safety as well as the burden on their informal caregivers.
Authors
- Joost D. Wammes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3260-2199)
- Bram Wouterse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8432-8841)
- Terrence E. Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-517X)
- Janet L. MacNeil Vroomen
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Yale University (US)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70301
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Yale University
- ZonMw
- Alzheimer Nederland
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences