At the time of the visit Stovnerskoghjemmet had capacity for 148 patients, organized into six different sections. Our visit was carried out to the section reserved for patients with dementia (1B), which had capacity for 19 patients and was at full occupancy at the time of the visit. The section was a so-called sheltered unit and the only section in the nursing home that had locked doors. Ten of the places in the section was so-called reinforced, reserved for patients with dementia and challenging behaviour.
During the visit, we examined four thematic areas at the crux of our mandate: restrictions on movement, use of coercive measures when providing health care, risk of inadequate medical care, as well as the nursing home’s efforts to protect the residents against violence and abuse.