Table 1 Cases in the first part of the questionnaire

1

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)/ heart failure/cox- and gonarthrosis.

- increased need for care

- walks independently with a walker

- balance problems and an increased risk of falling

2

Dementia

- moderate to severe cognitive decline

- needs stimulation, instructions and help with the activities of daily living (ADL)

- goes to the toilet independently

- walks independently with a walker, occasionally forgets it or uses it incorrectly

3

Dementia

- very serious cognitive decline

- restlessness and wandering behaviour

- frequent faller

4

Cerebrovascular accident

- can walk with support of the nursing staff

- regularly makes a wrong assessment when moving, for example, threatens to sit down next to the chair

5

Dementia/ readmission from the hospital after fall resulting in hip fracture

- moderate to severe cognitive decline

- Before the fall needed stimulation, instructions and help during the ADL, walked independently with a walker, occasionally forgot it or used it incorrectly. Went to the toilet without any assistance

- Since readmission sitting in a wheelchair and can start rehabilitation.

6

Lower leg amputation/ diabetes/ vascular disease

- continent

- needs help with an active transfer aid to go to the toilet

- the transfer with active transfer aid is becoming more and more difficult

7

Dementia

- severe cognitive decline

- agitation, i.e., inner restlessness leading to purposeless and highly repetitive motor activity

- needs help to go to the toilet with an active transfer aid

- moves his feet during the transfer, which is dangerous, he could fall

8

Cerebrovascular accident

- permanently sitting in a wheelchair.

9

Parkinson’s disease/ dementia

- very severe cognitive decline

- permanently sitting in a wheelchair

- high tonus.