For older adults, a lack of mobility can get in the way of being as active and engaged as they could be, but a Watermark retirement community in Montgomery County is utilizing newer tech for a work around.
A Watermark retirement community in Montgomery County is utilizing virtual reality to help engage older adults.Blue Bell resident Barbara Lulejian is about to go for a walk in the meadow thanks to one of Watermark's signature programs for community life.and we incorporate virtual reality into the programs that we offer here," says Cindy Franklin, Community Life Director at Blue Bell Place.
While using the program, Franklin says various things can happen right in front of their eyes, like growing a tree. "You feel like you want to reach right out and touch them," says Lulejian. "And they were like real up close."On this nature trek, you can choose your locale.Users can choose to walk through places like the meadow or the beach, as well as many other settings.
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