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Unlocking Potential: The Potential Impact of ‘Happymakers’ in Alleviating the Labor Shortage in Dementia Care Work: The Paradigm Shift From Care to Well-Being at an Amsterdam-Based Long-Term Care Facility Cover

Unlocking Potential: The Potential Impact of ‘Happymakers’ in Alleviating the Labor Shortage in Dementia Care Work: The Paradigm Shift From Care to Well-Being at an Amsterdam-Based Long-Term Care Facility

Open Access
|Jul 2025

Figures & Tables

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Figure 1

Mutually reinforcing dynamics among the dimensions of relational coordination.

Source: Gittell (2006).

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Figure 2

Main topics of 16 wks training program Happymakers as presented by the Regional Training Center.

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Figure 3

Thematic organisation chart.

Table 1

Main characteristics of the participants.

CATEGORYNUMEDUCATION BACKGROUNDPERCEIVED AGE RANGEMIGRATION BACKGROUND
Total Participants30Diverse backgrounds, including secondary and higher educationVariedDiverse
Happymakers15Mostly secondary education –5 with degrees f.i. economics, biology, art historyMid-forties to late fiftiesNetherlands, Suriname, Eritrea, Marokko
Qualified Team Members10Certified healthcare workers (nurses and assistants)Around thirty to late fiftiesNetherlands, Suriname, Curacao, Croatia
Coordinator1Health studiesLate twentyNetherlands
Manager1Qualified nurseLate fortiesNetherlands
Treatment Team Members3Not specifiedNot specifiedNetherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8579 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 25, 2023
Accepted on: Jul 16, 2025
Published on: Jul 30, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Caroline van Dullemen, Petra Boersma, Henk Nies, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.