Armenia is predicted to have a shortage of caregivers in the future. To alleviate the burden on staff, Alzheimer’s Care Armenia is experimenting with using service robots to socialize with residents. With them, we investigated how robots could be better implemented in nursing homes. We interviewed and surveyed caregivers, the general public, roboticists, and dementia experts. We found that more content relevant to residents’ interests could be added to service robots, as well as some features that could be added.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Brady, Madeline
• Coco, Jonathan
• McDonald, Kelly

Subject

• Health
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 66946
• E-project-050222-112502

Advisor

• Sakulich, Aaron R.

Year

• 2022

Center

• Yerevan, Armenia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Alzheimer's Care Armenia

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2022-05-02

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright