Virtual Dementia Tour

Virtual dementia tour

March 22, 2014

Sacred Heart Senior Living

4851 Saucon Creek Road

Center Valley, PA 18034

 Please
call to R.S.V.P. (610)814-2700

Appointments will be scheduled from 11:00AM until 2:00PM

The Virtual Dementia Tour®

At Sacred Heart Senior Living we believe the more we educate
each other and share in learning experiences, the better equipped we are to
provide the highest quality of care for those entrusted to us.

We know that caring for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other
dementias* requires empathy, patience, special care and a kind heart. But how
can we be empathetic when we’ve never experienced dementia?

The Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT®) is an interactive learning
experience designed to help those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease
or other dementias to identify with and better understand some of the
challenging behaviors someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias might
demonstrate.

By walking in their shoes, we can develop a sense of how we
might feel and what might make us more comfortable if we were the ones with
dementia.

The Virtual Dementia Tour® assists in increasing sensitivity by
providing a hands-on experience that will help us better understand the issues
facing both the caregiver and the person living with Alzheimer’s disease or
other dementias.