23 BAYCREST | 2024
VIRTUAL REALITY IS A DELIGHTFUL ESCAPE
Through the magic of virtual reality, residents and patients travel
to a new country, tour the neighbourhood where they grew up,
visit museums and art galleries, or experience scuba diving. It
reduces isolation and loneliness, stimulates the brain, and makes
treatments more effective. It's a delightful escape at any age.
BAYCREST@HOME BRINGS SUPPORTS
TO AGING IN PLACE
Baycrest@Home helps older adults live longer and with a better
quality of life in the place they call home. Over the last several
years, we have helped thousands of older adults, people with
dementia and family caregivers from across the province and
beyond, connecting them to expertise and services normally
only found on a specialized clinical campus such as Baycrest.
Our current suite of services focuses on issues related to social
isolation, caregiver burnout and health system navigation. We
collaborate with all parts of the Baycrest campus, and are in the
midst of an exciting expansion into new areas of clinical support.
Our clients include individuals and families, homecare agencies,
retirement and Long-Term Care facilities, and Seniors Active
Living Centres. The critical services we offer include:
NEW OBIE PROJECTORS: MORE THAN JUST FUN
Turns out video games are really useful. The Obie projector is a
console that's mounted in the ceiling and projects games onto
tabletops where residents and families play in virtual playgrounds.
Obie is a big hit. More than 94% of residents were happier after
using it. Obie encourages problem-solving skills, improves hand-eye
coordination and fine motor skills, and improves memory. It's also
a lot of fun. We plan to install one on every floor of the Apotex.
• Counselling
• Real time advice and support
• Caregiver and dementia education
• Daily schedule of live
and recorded wellness
programming
For older adults:
For family caregivers:
