Table 1 Stakeholder ranking according to the stakeholder identification survey

Informal caregivers

 Informal caregivers living together with PwD

1.7

2.6

2.6

2.3 (0.4)

1

 Informal caregivers caring at a distance for PwD

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.1 (0.4)

2

Care recipients

 Community-dwelling people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

1.2

2.5

2.6

2.1 (0.6)

2

Health insurance companies

 Policy advisors aged care

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.1 (0.3)

2

Aged care institutions

 Policy advisors care technology & innovation

2.1

2.4

1.8

2.1 (0.2)

2

 Director/ general manager

2.4

2.0

1.5

2.0 (0.4)

3

 Manager home care

2.0

2.1

1.8

2.0 (0.1)

3

 IT administrator

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 (0.0)

4

 Chief operating officer

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.6 (0.3)

6

Home care professionals

 Case manager dementia

1.7

2.3

2.3

2.1 (0.3)

2

 District nurse

1.5

2.2

2.1

2.0 (0.3)

3

 Personal care assistant

1.1

1.9

1.8

1.6 (0.4)

6

 Paramedics (e.g. physiotherapist, occupational therapist)

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.3 (0.2)

9

Science

 Technical engineers

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.7 (0.1)

5

 Ethical scientists

1.1

1.8

1.5

1.5 (0.3)

7

Municipalities

 Assessor care indications

1.5

1.8

1.4

1.6 (0.2)

6

Business

 Software companies

1.4

1.8

1.5

1.6 (0.2)

6

Interest organizations

 Patient organizations (e.g. national Alzheimer Association)

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.7 (0.1)

5

 Informal care associations

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.5 (0.1)

7

 Professional associations (e.g. national District Nurse Union)

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.4 (0.2)

8

Medical care specialists

 Aged care physician

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6 (0.0)

6

 General practitioner

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.5 (0.1)

7

 General practitioner assistant (POH)

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.3 (0.1)

9

 Clinical geriatrician

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2 (0.0)

10

 Neurologist

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2 (0.0)

10

Social work organizations

 Social worker

1.1

1.6

1.3

1.3 (0.2)

9

 Informal care support consultant

1.0

1.4

1.0

1.1 (0.2)

11