Continence Assessment in residential long-term care

Join us on the 1 October September for a GOLTC Continence Care in long-term care Interest Group webinar

Date: 1 October 2025

Time: 17.00 – 18.00 BST, you can check your local time here.

Link: Register to join on Zoom

Accurate assessment is the cornerstone of effective continence care — yet in many care settings, it remains inconsistent, outdated, or poorly integrated into care planning. This session explores how assessment practices can be improved to better reflect the needs of today’s long-term care residents.

Join a panel of frontline experts as they discuss current approaches, challenges in assessment, and emerging tools and strategies to support person-centered continence care. Whether you’re new to this area or deeply involved, this webinar will offer practical insights and spark ideas for meaningful change.

Let’s take the next step together to raise the standard of continence care — starting with how we assess it.

Agenda:

• Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and welcome (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK).
• Introduction to the Continence Care in long-term care GOLTC Interest Group (Javier Jerez-Roig, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia)
• “The importance of assessment for continence care and the management of toileting” (Nicole Huige, Essity)
• “Assessment instruments for continence in long-term care” (Adrian Wagg and William Gibson, University of Alberta)
• Q&A and discussion about the Interest Group next steps (Javier Jerez-Roig, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia)

Relevant publications:

Incontinence 7th Edition. Cardozo, L, Rovner, E, Wagg, A, Wein, A, Abrams, P. (Eds) Incontinence 7th Edition (2023). ICI-ICS. International Continence Society, Bristol UK, ISBN: 978-0-9569607-4-0. https://www.ics.org/ici

Farrés-Godayol P, Jerez-Roig J, Minobes-Molina E, et al. Urinary incontinence and sedentary behaviour in nursing home residents in Osona, Catalonia: protocol for the OsoNaH project, a multicentre observational study. BMJ Open 2021;11:e041152. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041152

Amblàs-Novellas, J, CollPlanas, L, Jerez-Roig, J, López, D, Martori, JC, Ramon-Aribau, A, Comas-Herrera, A, MorenoMartin, P, Solé-Casals, M, MáizMazuela, C, Masó-Aguado, M and Gómez-Batiste, X. 2024. Evaluation of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People and Organisations in Long-Term Care Facilities of Catalonia and Proposals for Improving the Care Model: The Resicovid-19 Project. Journal of Long-Term Care, (2024), pp. 1–13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.213

Boosting innovation, entrepreneurship and training for PROmoting CONtinence in nursing homes. https://goltc.org/projects/goltc-1738179296/

Michelle C Gao Saima Rajabali, Adrian Wagg To What Extent are Alberta Nursing Homes and Supportive Living Facilities Integrated with Their Community? A Sequential Quantitative-Qualitative Study Can Geriatr J. 2025 Mar 1;28(1):53-66. doi: 10.5770/cgj.28.783. eCollection 2025 Mar.

Marina Kirillovich, Saima Rajabali, Adrian Wagg Exploring the Priorities of Older Adults in Managing Urinary Incontinence: a Patient-Oriented Research Approach Can Geriatr J 2024 Dec 1;27(4):473-484. doi: 10.5770/cgj.27.758. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Katharina Abraham, Tim Andre Kanters, Adrian Stuart Wagg Nicole Huige, Edward Hutt, Maiwenn Johanna Al Benefits of a digital health technology for older nursing home residents. A de-novo cost-effectiveness model for digital health technologies to aid in the assessment of toileting and containment care needs PLoS One. 2024 Jan 2;19(1):e0295846. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295846. eCollection 2024.

Muyibat Omotunde, Adrian Wagg Technological Solutions for Urinary Continence Care Delivery for Older Adults: A Scoping Review J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2023 May-Jun;50(3):227-234. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000965. Epub 2023 Mar 1.

Saima N Rajabali, Kathleen F Hunter, Prosper Asaana, Megan L McCreary,, Sahar Nazari, Adrian S Wagg Effectiveness of a Smart Urinary Continence Care Assessment System for Nursing Home Residents: A Quasi-Experimental, Sequential Quantitative-Qualitative Methods Trial J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2023 Jan-Feb;50(1):48-56. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000937.

Strauven, H., Wang, C., Hallez, H., Abeele, V.V., Vanrumste, B. with Strauven, H. (corresp. author) (2024). Unobtrusive Nighttime Movement Monitoring to Support Nursing Home Continence Care: Algorithm Development and Validation Study. JMIR NURSING, 7, Art.No. ARTN e58094. doi: 10.2196/58094

Strauven, H., Spiel, K., D’Haeseleer, I., Hallez, H., Vanrumste, B., Vanden Abeele, V. (2020). From Promoting Dignity to Installing Distrust: Understanding the Role of Continence Care Technology in Nursing Homes. In: 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society, (Paper No. 38). Presented at the NordiCHI ’20, Tallinn, Estonia, 25 Oct 2020-29 Oct 2020. ISBN: 978-1-4503-7579-5. doi: 10.1145/3419249.3420104