Cope Visit 24/02/11

Stephanie Botrel and I(Christine Roche) went to Doras on the 24/02/11. We got an up close view of how Doras functions and we got to speak directly to our clients. We got alot of useful information from speaking to them for an hour. We got a better insight into what Tony meant when he said that our application "needs to be bog standard." We evaluated that most of the clients have android phones which is obviously a brilliant sign as this type of phone is what our application will be on.

As we pitched our idea to the clients we found that they all seemed to really like what we were proposing. A boy named Kenneth threw many valid questions at us e.g. "How do you get the application onto our phones?" Another young man named Ross gave us an idea for one of the security questions, "What was your first pets name?" This made us see that the questions need to be something personal to them and very easy to remember.

Tony gave us a list of questions that any one of the clients may need in a certain scenario such as an overnight stay.

Name:_________________________ DOB:___________________

Name & Address of Parents/Gardians: __________________________________

Phone No:_______________

Does he/she have any medical condition of which we need to be aware?__________

Please specify:_____________________________

Is she/he on any medication?_____________________

(If yes the mediacal staff from this trip will be in contact with you)

In case of headache/period pain etc, is he/she allowed paracetamol?________

Is your son/daughter able to manage their own medication? ________

Does he/she have any allergies to foods/medications etc?_______

Please specify:_______

Does he/she have any dietary requirements? _________________

Does he/she have any particular food dislikes?______________

Is assistance required with regard to personal care? (e.g. help with shower, dressing, shaving etc.) _____________________

Would he/she mind sharing a room with other people?_______

Does he/she sleep with the lights on or off?_________

Does he/she have any sleeping problems?___________

Will he/she manage his/her own money?_________

Does he/she have any problem using public transport?___________

If the group is out at a social event does

1. He/She drink alcohol?_________ How many?______

2. He/She drink soft drinks?_____

Will he/she wish to attend a religious service?________

If so please state the denomination __________

Many bits of information that they might need are stored in there phone e.g. medication they are on etc.

There will be three icons, Bank, Hospital and School. Examples of information they will enter into each will be as follows:

Bank: PPS number, pin code, account number, address of bank, phone number of bank etc.

Hospital: Allergies, medication they take, blood type, next of kin etc.

School: Address, computer password, email address and password etc.

Christine Roche & Stephanie Botrel