LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A virtual tour helped educate people on the hardships that people with dementia face.
The Springs of Lima held a "Virtual Dementia Tour". Participants put on headphones, special gloves and socks, as well as glasses that simulated the types of different sensory effects that those with dementia go through. Participants were taken into a room where they had to perform day-to-day tasks that some may see as easy, but for those with dementia, it can be challenging.
"It's actually just a 10 or 15 minutes experience. But in that 10 to 15 minutes you will experience extreme frustration with not being able to carry your tasks and if we experienced that in just a 10 minute timeframe you can only imagine what someone with dementia is feeling like when they live with this 24/7," explained Janelle Ray, director of business development at Trilogy Health.
Members from the Springs of Lima also participated in the program.
