A virtual train for treating patients with dementia
Living with dementia is like living different parts of your life again in no particular order. The disease pulls a person from being fully aware of life around them, like a filter has been placed on reality. In Switzerland it is estimated about 107,000 people suffer from a form of dementia, and nursing homes are increasingly taking up the task caring for these patients. One home in Bern has added a high-tech virtual train to give residents an unconventional experience. WRS’s Tony Ganzer has more: