From: Deployment of assistive living technology in a nursing home environment: methods and lessons learned
Type of observation | Observations |
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Rooms observation | • Two to three beds in each room |
• One bathroom is attached to each room | |
• Food and medications are taken in the common area | |
• TV is only available in the common area | |
ADLs observation | • One resident (level 2) keeps on washing hand or showering for hours |
• Assisting shower is very difficult for nurses | |
• Patients forget to turn off the taps | |
• Patients need instructions of what to do next | |
• Patients need encouragement to initiate activities | |
• They forget to continue activities if they were interrupted, e.g. forget to finish eating after going to the toilet | |
• They forget things they have already done, e.g., some may shower too often | |
Group activities observation | • 10 to 15 residents |
• 2 to 4 professional caregivers | |
• Participants are divided into small groups | |
• Caregivers need to give instructions |