Functional training, such as walking and transfers, ought to be an important part of the rehabilitation after hip fracture. We have an assumption that it is of utmost importance to continue and progress the functional training that started in the acute phase at the hospital, also during the sub-acute phase while the patients are at short-term stays in nursing homes. However, there are indications of lack of resources in the nursing homes and that the nurses may be less concerned with their role and participation in the patients' rehabilitation process. Possibly, this creates a discontinuity in the rehabilitation efforts during short-term stays that may have a negative impact on the patients' recovery of physical functioning.