Date Approved
5-10-2021
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Nursing (D.N.P.)
Degree Program
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Dianne Conrad DNP, FNP-BC
Second Advisor
Amy Manderscheid DNP, AGPCNP-BC
Academic Year
2020/2021
Abstract
A Quality Improvement (QI) project in a Midwestern Continuing Care Residential Community (CCRC) was designed to examine the evidence-base of four assistive technology platforms marketed as safety platforms as means to improve outcomes for older adults residing in memory care environments. Using the Evidence-Based Design Model Socio-Technical Systems Theory, survey data and observational data collected from the organization were considered with respect to the evidence-base supporting each technology. Ten organizational priorities derived from collected data were used to develop an Evidence-Based Assistive Technology Fitness score for each of the AT platforms reviewed. This methodology provides a means to evaluate planning and purchasing decisions for residential care facilities in a way that aligns with the organization’s unique priorities, guided by evidence-based assessment of considered assistive technology products to improve safety and care of residents with dementia.
ScholarWorks Citation
Diener, Lee A., "Evidence-based Recommendations for Assistive Technologies for Safety in Dementia Care" (2021). Culminating Experience Projects. 48.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/48
