Arizona LeadingAge - 2023 Experience Room SESSION INFO

When we say the world is your oyster, we mean it. When working with older adults, virtual reality is a key resource to bring an older adult to their childhood home, the church they got married in, or a favorite vacation destination. In this experience, attendees will be able tap into reminiscence therapy and its power for all residents, particularly those experiencing cognitive decline.

Session Objectives:

Explore ways to bring reminiscence therapy into the community and outside the standard chronicle or magazine.
·Determine how recent trends in technology create opportunities to explore the world.
Understand best practices of virtual reality on those experiencing cognitive decline.

Target Audience – General: CEO / Administrator; DON / Nurse Manager; Resident Services / Social Services; Sales & Marketing; Wellness / Activities; Residents; CFO / Finance; Human Resources; Dining; Facilities; Trustees

Target Audience – Provider Types: Life Plan Communities (CCRCs); Assisted Living / Residential Care; Nursing Home; Market Rate Independent Living; Affordable Housing; Adult Day Services; Home and Community Based Services, including Homecare; Behavioral Health

Experience ’B’: Virtual Reality Fitness 0.5 CEUs

Kyle Rand, BS, BSE | Cofounder & CEO, Rendever

RendeverFit combines physical activity with social engagement and involves cognitive stimulation to create the ultimate exercise experience. The combination of these three components of wellness are critical to building a healthy relationship with physical exercise. In this experience, attendees will be able to cycle through a virtual landscape, hone in their arm strength and target ability, and paint to their hearts desires. Attendees will be able to synthesize their experience to life enrichment activities done on their campus and learn how to empower their residents through virtual reality.

Session Objectives:

Explore physical and occupational therapy benefits to bringing virtual reality into the therapy space.
·Synthesize building on current life enrichment activities to meet the new population entering aging services.
Understand the benefits of physical activity, social engagement, and cognitive stimulation on quality of life.

Target Audience – General: CEO / Administrator; DON / Nurse Manager; Resident Services / Social Services; Sales & Marketing; Wellness / Activities; CFO / Finance; Human Resources; Dining; Facilities; Trustees; Residents

Experience ‘C’: Virtual Reality Competition 0.5 CEUs

Kyle Rand, BS, BSE | Cofounder & CEO, Rendever

As the technology with virtual reality continues to improve, so has the catalog of virtual offerings. The most recent development has been the Oculus Quest headsets, ideal for intergenerational populations to compete in a variety of games with different focus from cognitive stimulation, timing, range of motion, and more. As an older adult ages, it can be difficult for therapy staff to engage the resident in activities that seem boring and unchanging. In this experience, attendees will be able to synthesize current therapy activities involving range of motion, balance, hearing, and sight through the usage of a virtual reality competition game.

Session Objectives:

Explore physical and occupational therapy benefits to bringing virtual reality into the therapy space.
Learn the therapy and quality of life benefits of virtual reality games.
Understand the benefits of activity, friendly competition between residents, and engagement between staff and residents.

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