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 ...
Q: My mother has dementia and I just can’t imagine what she is experiencing. Is there a way to fully understand what life is like for a person with dementia? A: This is a great question and many ...
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 ...
With their senses and perceptions of the world altered, staff at Trinity on Laurens experienced life as some of their residents do during a virtual dementia tour. Relatives, caregivers and community ...
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 ...
NEW ORLEANS — There's now a way to have a window into the world of someone who is living with dementia. Second Wind Dreams has created a way for you to see what it's like trying to do simple, everyday ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University-Meridian’s School of Nursing is equipping the Magnolia State’s next generation of caregivers with the tools they’ll need to support those suffering from ...
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 ...
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 ...