[Benefits of supported holidays for the stabilization of domestic nursing arrangements].

Background: Situations where people with dementia are cared for at home are associated with a range of stresses and burdens for all involved, potentially endangering the entire arrangement. This article describes the results from the ESPRIT project (funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health from April 2016 to March 2018). The research investigated whether supported holidays for people receiving care and their carers (so-called tandems) positively influence the stability of home-based care arrangements.