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Socially assistive robots such as PARO, have been introduced to support psychosocial well-being, yet prior studies have typically examined resident or staff perspectives separately, limiting understanding of how such technologies function within everyday care practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study examined the relational, practical, and organizational feasibility of using the social robot PARO in a special care unit by exploring both residents\u2019 experiences and staff reflections.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A qualitative ethnographic study was conducted in a Canadian LTC home. Residents living with dementia (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f10) participated in group-based PARO sessions over 4\u202fweeks. Video recordings, field notes, and conversational interviews captured residents\u2019 experiences. Care staff (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f10) engaged in video-reflexive ethnographic (VRE) group sessions using selected video footage to prompt discussion of benefits, barriers and implementation considerations. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis informed by person-centered care.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Feasibility emerged as relational, practical, and organizational. PARO promoted engagement and nurturing behaviors when actively facilitated by staff, but successful use depended on workflow integration, supervision capacity, infection-control procedures, and institutional resource priorities. VRE enabled staff to collectively identify implementation tensions grounded in observed interactions, reframing feasibility as a context-dependent process negotiated within daily care practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The feasibility of social robots in dementia care depends on relational meaning, workflow integration, and organizational priorities. 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