Direct Stakeholders
Patient with Dementia:
Profile:
- Moderate dementia
- Moderately severe cognitive decline: May not remember everyone's names, their own address or their number
- Needs help in performing day to day activities, like bathing, eating and going for walks.
- Deals with sundown syndrome, wherein the patient gets moody during the evening time, and may still think it is morning.
- Irrational and unexplainable changes in behavior and mood
Value stories:
As a patient with dementia who likes reading stories, I want someone to read stories to me, so that I can keep up my hobby despite my illness.
As a patient with dementia, I want day to day activities to be as interesting as possible so that I can do them for my wellbeing.
Nurse
Profile
- Stays at the patient's house for 24x7 support to the patient
- Has medical background on care that the patient needs
- Knows patient's medical history
- Knows how to support patient in day to day activities
Value story:
As the formal caregiver, I need to support the patient in performing day to day activities.