{"id":1562,"date":"2017-03-27T15:23:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T19:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/innovation-and-design-thinking\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2017-03-27T15:23:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T19:23:53","slug":"ethnographic-summary-immersion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/innovation-and-design-thinking\/2017\/03\/27\/ethnographic-summary-immersion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethnographic Summary- Immersion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nicholas Homolka immersed in an assisted living care facility in order to observe the pros and cons of living outside of the home. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a03\/4\/17<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Immersion<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Wood Ridge Assisted Living<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team Participants:<\/strong>\u00a0Connor De Mill, Nicholas Homolka<\/p>\n<p><strong>User Characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cResidents of Assisted Living Care\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average Age of Residents: around 77 years (60-94)<\/li>\n<li>Cheaper living option with 24\/7 care and surveillance from nurses<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNot just here, but every place I\u2019ve worked the residents have had issues with the way things were managed. Administrative issues. They want to see stuff changed and who is in authority.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe administrator here is pretty cool about issues. She literally has an open-door policy where residents are encouraged to come in and share their issues. She will get on it then.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assisted Living Duration:<\/strong>\u00a0Varies largely for Residents<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arrival:<\/strong>\u00a0Referred by another facility, doctor, or family home (Where primary caregivers have been family)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Memorable Quotes from Interview:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cActually not trying to be funny but they complain about everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daily Routine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Day starts at 8<\/li>\n<li>Daily Activities\n<ul>\n<li>Breakfast: 8 am<\/li>\n<li>Lunch: 12:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Dinner: 5:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Meals are on a certain schedule so there is a good sense of variety<\/li>\n<li>Open to use the facility in whatever way they desire<\/li>\n<li>Certain group activities are offered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Day is personal for each resident (do not have to participate)<\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><strong>Top 3 Learnings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Assisted Living homes are somewhat like apartment complexes, they just have the added benefit of nurse care and surveillance<\/li>\n<li>The residents all have different situations, and one resident could be very active (like using an Amazon Echo and playing Candy Crush) or very inactive (sitting on the living room couch all day)<\/li>\n<li>Family members do not visit as often since the residents are more independent. Thus, the residents must get to know each other or live in solitude.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Key Insights \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0(1) Doing anything besides sitting on the couch all day is helpful. Simple tasks such as doing one\u2019s own laundry keeps the mind working for a longer time (2) Being alone is extremely deteriorating to one\u2019s health. Retirees enjoy discussions about anything, so it is important to visit loved ones and spend some time with retirees (3) Retirees do not enjoy the care they receive, and would much rather be in their homes and not bossed around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Examples offered in Nursing Home\n<ul>\n<li>Gardening<\/li>\n<li>Family Visits &amp; Children<\/li>\n<li>Television<\/li>\n<li>Music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wood Ridge Assisted Living<\/li>\n<li>67 residents<\/li>\n<li>Toured facility\n<ul>\n<li>Bedrooms- singles and doubles<\/li>\n<li>Administration Office<\/li>\n<li>Front Desk<\/li>\n<li>Welcome Area<\/li>\n<li>Living rooms<\/li>\n<li>Laundry rooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Early-Afternoon: 12-3 pm<\/li>\n<li>Other assisted living homes nearby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Interactions: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our Activities\n<ul>\n<li>Parked in Parking Lot<\/li>\n<li>Entered through two sets of doors<\/li>\n<li>Sat in Welcome Area<\/li>\n<li>Met with Angela to set things up as well as take the tour<\/li>\n<li>Placed graffiti wall in employee rest area<\/li>\n<li>Observed lunch time in the cafeteria, the busiest time of the day<\/li>\n<li>Interviewed Matthew and Annie<\/li>\n<li>Left Facility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Objects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Board Games<\/li>\n<li>Television Sets<\/li>\n<li>Tables, Chairs, &amp; Couches<\/li>\n<li>Water coolers<\/li>\n<li>Garden<\/li>\n<li>Laundry machines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Users:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Residents<\/li>\n<li>Nursing Staff<\/li>\n<li>Administrators<\/li>\n<li>Loved Ones<\/li>\n<li>Guest Visitors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicholas Homolka immersed in an assisted living care facility in order to observe the pros and cons of living outside of the home. 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