Facilitation of activities for people with dementia in day care: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of staff

Figures & data

Table 1 Day care characteristics

	Day care 1	Day care 2	Day care 3
Location/model	Public space/center model	At nursing home/traditional model	At nursing home/traditional model
Number of attendees each day	8	8	13
Total number of attendees	8	24	28
Number of opening days for people with dementia	2	3	6
Number of staff per day	2	2	4
Total number of staff	2	2	8
Staff education Without formal education High school degree University degree	0 1 1	0 1 1	3 4 1

Table 2 Main findings presented as theme and sub-themes

Theme	Sub-theme
Meaningful days as the main objective	Importance of individual knowledge about the attendees to enhance relationships
	The challenge of group composition
	The need for personal competence and skills among staff
	Activities used in different ways to create meaningful days