NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s high-tech, and it helps people better understand dementia. The “Second Wind Dreams Virtual Dementia Tour” is now launching in Louisiana. Louisiana-based non-profit AdviseWell ...
A West Michigan senior living community is offering families, staff and neighbors a firsthand look at what it's like to live with dementia or Alzheimer's disease through a virtual dementia tour.
With spiked shoe inserts, headphones, over sized gloves, and an eight minute simulation, you can experience what it's like to live with dementia.
Tears flow freely these days as a mother and daughter adjust to their new normal. "It’s hard. It’s hard," Leah-Jean Fournier said.Her mother, LuAnn Baker, was diagnosed with early onset dementia.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Dennis Barrett is looking for matching socks, but he's doing it peculiarly. He's wearing goggles, gloves, and headphones -- and he is having a hard time. This isn't how ...
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County is helping East Texans understand what life is like for people with dementia. “One in three seniors over 65 [will get some] dementia in ...
Confusion, anxiousness and difficulty following directions are just some of the struggles that those with dementia and Alzheimer’s face. Now, the Centennial Area Health Education Center is offering a ...
Senior Star at Elmore Place is partnering with Second Wind Dreams, the creators of the Virtual Dementia Tour, to support national Take the Tour Day on Thursday, Nov. 6, to help build support for ...
The Virtual Dementia Tour temporarily alters participants’ physical and sensory abilities using sensory tools and instruction based on research conducted by P.K. Beville, geriatric specialist and ...
Geared up in headphones, glasses and thick gloves, groups of people were led into a special room at Village Crossing at Worman’s Mill, an assisted living and memory care facility in Frederick, on ...
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