‘Transformational Moments’: How Virtual Reality is Helping Caregivers Empathize With Dementia Patients

Cathy Samatas recalls conducting a training for a professional caregiver. Aside from helping others, the woman had also been taking care of own mother, who was afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.

The caregiver placed a virtual-reality headset over her own eyes. She saw what a busy dining room might feel like for someone with dementia.

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