ImmersiCare - Virtual Reality for Dementia by Alex Smale

Making a difference to people living with dementia.
ImmersiCare has worked in partnership with care home group, Quantum Care, in the groundbreaking implementation of Virtual Reality into the daily lives of residents living with dementia, using it as a therapeutic engagement activity. The effect of ImmersiCare is unique to each individual resident, but has an overwhelmingly positive effect on the majority of residents’ well-being and has helped carers and residents connect to each other in the sharing of experiences and memories.
ImmersiCare is easy to use, even for those who are less technically minded, and has a tried and tested method for introducing it to people living with dementia in a gentle and calming way. In addition, we have a suite of techniques for ensuring your duty of care is maintained and resident wellbeing is much improved.

[@dearluciella5032]

The lady is right, what you guys have done is magic 😭

[@evolicious]

My grandmother was going through dementia (shes just recently passed), and I brought my vive over to her to see her reaction, this is way before there were people using VR with dementia patients and I really didn't know what to expect. I decided I would put her in the photogrammetry scene of the whelsh church and have her teleport around and check things out. She had difficulty figuring out the teleporting but ended up sitting by the wall where you can view out into the town. She must have been there for about an hour, seeing the birds fly around and admiring where she was. Truly transported. We (my family was there to observe behavior as well) noticed right after she was far more cognitive than she has ever been in months. I theorized that giving a dementia patient presence in VR helps build old connections in their brain, temporarily. Something about the brain familiarized with reality and trying to make a connection with virtual reality speeds this up and we can see immediate effects that last for a few hours. I took my observations to a family member that works for the University of Queensland that is leading in a lot of medical research using VR and they compiling findings about dementia and VR. There have been more than a few new companies growing that offer a VR service to dementia patients and it has been a huge success.
We all knew VR would change the world, but having it actually happen right in front of us is truly amazing. I really hope that care homes and medical centers start using VR once it becomes easier to use. VR is going to help a lot of people in ways we have never imagined.
Though goes without being said, VR can also potentially hurt a lot too. We must be vigilant in the discoveries of VR and how it's impacting society and it's use.

[@rjclarke9851]

This looks fantastic. Can it be used for stroke patients? How do I obtain it?

[@MisterPikol]

if i saw those graphics, I'd get dementia myself

[@blinkyyabos]

Someone needs to take these people to the beach