Managing the Last Move: Older People’s Practical, Relational, and Emotional Work throughout the Transition from Home to a Nursing Home

Table 1

Interviews, with number of days from first interview.

Participants	Interview 1: qualified for NH	Interview 2: offered NH place	Interview 3: moved into NH	Interview 4: at NH for some time	Remarks	Interviews in total
Doris	Day 1	Day 77	Day 91	Day 241		4
Fred	Day 1	Day 15	Day 32 and 34	Day 159	Extra interview due to technical problems recording interview day 32	4
Betty	Day 1	Day 71	Day 101		Died after the third interview	3
Christine	Day 1	Day 3	Day 25		Telephone interview. Chose not to participate in the 4th and final interview	3
Gloria	Day 1	No interview	Day 22 and 30		Applied NH from hospital. Offered NH 15 days after interview 1 as an alternative to returning home. No second interview on ethical grounds	3
					Extra interview at participant’s request. Died 109 days after first interview
Ellen	Day 1				Died 21 days after first interview	1
Annie	Day 1	Day 20			Stayed at home rather than move into NH (withdrew application). Follow-up interview 6 months later	3