Growing old doesn’t mean staying behind with technology. A local senior community is using virtual reality to transport its residents anywhere in the world.
“I've always wanted to go to the base camp of Mt. Everest and my daughter did. She climbed up to 18,000 feet which is half the height,” Mauricio said. “I felt like I shared my daughter's experience … It was good.”
Residents can put on the virtual reality goggles and pick the experience they want. It could be swimming with dolphins, a hot air balloon ride over Portugal, or even a visit to their childhood neighborhood.“This is great and especially now that we’re recounting what we saw and what we lived through,” he said.“We’d be able to take residents who couldn’t get out of the community on an adventure somewhere out of the community.
Rand says Rendever’s virtual reality is a holistic investment that many senior living facilities are starting to make.
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