What is Dementia Reality®?
Dementia Reality is a collaboration between Elderwerks Educational Services and CJE SeniorLife. It's the first dementia instruction program combining skills training with real-life obstacles in a virtual world. The outcome is more empathetic caregivers and happier, engaged patients.
Being immersed into the world of dementia is a better way to teach professionals and families about dementia.
Extensive training in a new VR module
Learn more about:
- Personhood
- Communication
- Intentional Supportive Approach
- How to improve the quality of care for a person living with dementia
Dementia Reality™ Benefits for Staff
- Empathy for individuals living with dementia through first-hand experience.
- Increased knowledge and understanding of AD/ADRD; 6-hour CEU-certified dementia training in personhood, safety, empathy, understanding and managing behaviors.
- Build knowledge and skills through immersion.
- Engages and motivates the adult learner through experiential training.
- Acceleration of skills – discussion and reflection of each person’s experience helps build knowledge.
- Improved job satisfaction leads to increased staff retention.
- Increased safety; fewer staff injuries.
Dementia Reality™ Benefits for Clients & Residents
- Improved quality of care: Focus on personhood and unconscious bias facilitates awareness of resident and family preferences, values, cultural traditions, and socio-economic conditions.
- Improved behavioral outcomes and decreased use of psychotropic medications.
- Increased safety: Better communication, improved care means fewer falls and other injuries.
- Enhanced care relationships, improved quality of life.