Making it Work: A Qualitative Study of Nurse Practitioner–Physician Collaboration in Long-Term Care Homes

Shirin Vellani, Alexandra Krassikova, Lynn Haslam-Larmer, Astrid Escrig-Pinol, Katherine S. McGilton, Virtual Behavioral Medicine, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Social Determinants and Health Education Research Group , Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Hospital del Mar Nursing School , Universitat Pompeu Fabra-affiliated

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on February 04, 2026

Abstract

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BackgroundNurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians are essential to providing acute, episodic and palliative care in long-term care (LTC) homes and preventing unnecessary hospital transfers.ObjectivesTo explore the attributes of effective NP–physician ...