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Xueke (Vikrin) Wang
Design for the Aging: Resident Mentorship System
My Role/Contribution:
- Co-designed a mentorship system that trains a team of residents at the Ohio Living Western Thunder (OLWT) to mentor incoming residents, when the latter transition into community living.
- Identified the design opportunities using focus group, idea mapping and interviews.
Bill & Maureen
“We are excited to work on this important project with these ‘stellar’ students from OSU.”
Betty Sawyers:
“I knew what I was getting into and I enjoyed it again!”
Chuck Mann:
“I had no idea what I was getting into, but thoroughly enjoyed myself.”
Step 1:
Initial ideas & Interests
Step 2:
Individual mapping and toolkit
- “What is your ideal mentorship experience?”
● Mentorship + Finding
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Purpose as you age
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perceptions of aging
● Education about
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Retirement living
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Continuing care
● Inter-generational mentorship
● Peer mentorship
Step 3:
Mapping the plans
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