**Contents**

#### **About the Editors** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **ix**

#### **Reena Devi, Adam Gordon and Tom Dening**

Enhancing the Quality of Care in Long-Term Care Settings Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2022**, *19*, 1409, doi:10.3390/ijerph19031409 . . . **1**

#### **Catherine Aicken, Lisa Hodgson, Kay de Vries, Iain Wilkinson, Zena Aldridge and Kathleen Galvin**

'This Adds Another Perspective': Qualitative Descriptive Study Evaluating Simulation-Based Training for Health Care Assistants, to Enhance the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2021**, *18*, 3995, doi:10.3390/ijerph18083995 . . . **5**

#### **Yu-Chia Chang, Te-Feng Yeh, I-Ju Lai and Cheng-Chia Yang**

Job Competency and Intention to Stay among Nursing Assistants: The Mediating Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Satisfaction Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2021**, *18*, 6436, doi:10.3390/ijerph18126436 . . . **27**

#### **Tsai-Jung Cheng, Yi-Min Hsu, Tung-Han Tsai, Ming-Yu Chen, Shwu-Feng Tsay and Shwn-Huey Shieh**

Factors Affecting the Competence of Nursing Assistants in Taiwan Long-Term Care Institutions Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 9413, doi:10.3390/ijerph17249413 . . . **41**

#### **Bum Jung Kim and Sun-young Lee**

A Cross-Sectional Study on the Impacts of Perceived Job Value, Job Maintenance, and Social Support on Burnout among Long-Term Care Staff in Hawaii Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2021**, *18*, 476, doi:10.3390/ijerph18020476 . . . **53**

#### **Javier L´opez, Gema P´erez-Rojo, Cristina Noriega and Cristina Velasco**

Personal and Work-Related Factors Associated with Good Care for Institutionalized Older Adults

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2021**, *18*, 820, doi:10.3390/ijerph18020820 . . . **65**

#### **Frances Bunn, Claire Goodman, Kirsten Corazzini, Rachel Sharpe, Melanie Handley, Jennifer Lynch, Julienne Meyer, Tom Dening and Adam L Gordon**

Setting Priorities to Inform Assessment of Care Homes' Readiness to Participate in Healthcare Innovation: A Systematic Mapping Review and Consensus Process

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 987, doi:10.3390/ijerph17030987 . . . **77**

#### **Reena Devi, Graham Martin, Jay Banerjee, Louise Butler, Tim Pattison, Lesley Cruickshank, Caroline Maries-Tillott, Tracie Wilson, Sarah Damery, Julienne Meyer, Antonius Poot, Peter Chamberlain, Debbie Harvey, Clarissa Giebel, Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith, Neil Chadborn and Adam Lee Gordon**

Improving the Quality of Care in Care Homes Using the Quality Improvement Collaborative Approach: Lessons Learnt from Six Projects Conducted in the UK and The Netherlands Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 7601, doi:10.3390/ijerph17207601 . . . **93**

#### **Iris van Venrooij, Jan Spijker, Gerben J. Westerhof, Ruslan Leontjevas and Debby L. Gerritsen**

Applying Intervention Mapping to Improve the Applicability of Precious Memories, an Intervention for Depressive Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2019**, *16*, 5163, doi:10.3390/ijerph16245163 . . . **115**

#### **Melanie Zirves and Holger Pfaff**

Nursing Home Residents Aged over 80—A Cross-Sectional Analysis on Which Activity Traits Correlate to Positive Affect Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 9583, doi:10.3390/ijerph17249583 . . . **131**

#### **Caroline A Saint-Bryant, Judy Murrill, Janine K Hayward, Kayleigh-Marie Nunez and Aimee Spector**

SettleIN: Using a Manualised Intervention to Facilitate the Adjustment of Older Adults with Dementia Following Placement into Residential Care Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 2606, doi:10.3390/ijerph17072606 . . . **145**

**Isabelle Latham, Dawn Brooker, Jennifer Bray, Nicola Jacobson-Wright and Faith Frost** The Impact of Implementing a Namaste Care Intervention in UK Care Homes for People Living with Advanced Dementia, Staff and Families

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 6004, doi:10.3390/ijerph17166004 . . . **163**

#### **Dympna Casey, Eva Barrett, Tanja Kovacic, Daniele Sancarlo, Francesco Ricciardi, Kathy Murphy, Adamantios Koumpis, Adam Santorelli, Niamh Gallagher and Sally Whelan**

The Perceptions of People with Dementia and Key Stakeholders Regarding the Use and Impact of the Social Robot MARIO

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 8621, doi:10.3390/ijerph17228621 . . . **189**

#### **Charl`ess Dupont, Robrecht De Schreye, Joachim Cohen, Mark De Ridder, Lieve Van den Block, Luc Deliens and Kathleen Leemans**

Pilot Study to Develop and Test Palliative Care Quality Indicators for Nursing Homes Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2021**, *18*, 829, doi:10.3390/ijerph18020829 . . . **209**

**Lauriane Favez, Franziska Z ´u ˜niga, Narayan Sharma, Catherine Blatter and Michael Simon** Assessing Nursing Homes Quality Indicators' between-Provider Variability and Reliability: A Cross-Sectional Study Using ICCs and Rankability Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 9249, doi:10.3390/ijerph17249249 . . . **225**

#### **Katya Sion, Hilde Verbeek, Sil Aarts, Sandra Zwakhalen, Gaby Odekerken-Schr¨oder, Jos Schols and Jan Hamers**

The Validity of Connecting Conversations: A Narrative Method to Assess Experienced Quality of Care in Nursing Homes from the Resident's Perspective

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 5100, doi:10.3390/ijerph17145100 . . . **241**

#### **Katya Sion, Hilde Verbeek, Erica de Vries, Sandra Zwakhalen, Gaby Odekerken-Schr¨oder, Jos Schols and Jan Hamers**

The Feasibility of Connecting Conversations: A Narrative Method to Assess Experienced Quality of Care in Nursing Homes from the Resident's Perspective Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 5118, doi:10.3390/ijerph17145118 . . . **257**

#### **Hye-Young Jang and Eun-Ok Song**

Development and Validation of the Scale for Partnership in Care—for Family (SPIC-F) Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 1882, doi:10.3390/ijerph17061882 . . . **279**

#### **Danni Collingridge Moore, Sheila Payne, Thomas Keegan, Luc Deliens, Tinne Smets, Giovanni Gambassi, Marika Kyl¨anen, Violetta Kijowska, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen and Lieve Van den Block**

Associations between Length of Stay in Long Term Care Facilities and End of Life Care. Analysis of the PACE Cross-Sectional Study

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 2742, doi:10.3390/ijerph17082742 . . . **295**

#### **Muhamad Aljeaidi, Claire Keen, J. Simon Bell, Tina Cooper, Leonie Robson and Edwin C. K. Tan**

Dry Eyes, Ocular Lubricants, and Use of Systemic Medications Known or Suspected to Cause Dry Eyes in Residents of Aged Care Services

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 5349, doi:10.3390/ijerph17155349 . . . **309**

**Rose Miranda, Tinne Smets, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Luc Deliens and Lieve Van den Block** Higher Prevalence of Dementia but No Change in Total Comfort While Dying among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia between 2010 and 2015: Results from Two Retrospective Epidemiological Studies

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2021**, *18*, 2160, doi:10.3390/ijerph18042160 . . . **319**

#### **Janet K. Sluggett, Samanta Lalic, Sarah M. Hosking, Brett Ritchie, Jennifer McLoughlin, Terry Shortt, Leonie Robson, Tina Cooper, Kelly A. Cairns, Jenni Ilom¨aki, Renuka Visvanathan and J. Simon Bell**

Root Cause Analysis to Identify Medication and Non-Medication Strategies to Prevent Infection-Related Hospitalizations from Australian Residential Aged Care Services Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2020**, *17*, 3282, doi:10.3390/ijerph17093282 . . . **333**

**Patrick Alexander Wachholz, Deborah Cristina De Oliveira, Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith, Reena Devi, Paulo Jos´e Fortes Villas Boas, Victoria Shepherd, Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto, Helena Akemi Wada Watanabe, Adam Lee Gordon and Natalia Aquaroni Ricci**

Mapping Research Conducted on Long-Term Care Facilities for Older People in Brazil: A Scoping Review

Reprinted from: *Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health* **2021**, *18*, 1522, doi:10.3390/ijerph18041522 . . . **349**
