Table 1 Characteristics of nursing home wards, the resident’s main diagnosis and the frequency of participation in the outside environment
Ward | Residents participating/Residents living in the ward* | Residents’ main diagnosis | Weekly frequency of organized activities per ward (total time spent per week) |
|---|---|---|---|
A | 8/24 | Geriatric psychiatry | 1x per week (1.5Â h) |
B | 2/11 | Geriatric psychiatry | 2x per week (1Â h) |
C | 1/27 | Korsakoff’s disease | 1x per week (1 h) |
D | 5/20 | Early onset dementia (early and advanced stages) | 5x per week (3Â h) |
E | 0/20 | Parkinson’s disease | 3x per week (4.5 h) |
F | 5/15 | Advanced dementia | 2x per week (1.5Â h) |
G | 2/14 | Korsakoff’s disease | 8x per week (7 h) |
H | 2/14 | Korsakoff’s disease | 6x per week (7.5 h) |