Dealing with Wandering in Institutional Care: Exploring the Field

Mueller, Claudia and Wan, Lin and Wulf, Volker (2013) Dealing with Wandering in Institutional Care: Exploring the Field. In: 7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.

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Abstract

We will present a case study on institutional care workers’ strategies in dealing with wandering dementia patients. We will highlight their day-to-day practices, permanently balancing conflicting demands around keeping harm away from residents with wandering behavior. The risk of harm is multifactor

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Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2026 10:02
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2026 21:02
URI: http://eprints.eai.eu/id/eprint/10269

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