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03-16-2016, 07:35 AM
Virtual home app to help people with dementia
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A new Australian app uses 3D simulations of a home environment to help people living with dementia.*
Created by*Alzheimer's Australia Vic and launched on Wednesday, the Dementia-Friendly Home app allows carers to better understand some of the visual and spatial challenges people with dementia*— a collection of symptoms caused by brain disorders (https://fightdementia.org.au/national/about-dementia/what-is-dementia)*that make daily life*progressively*difficult —*may face as they move about their homes.*
SEE ALSO: Splash's virtual reality app aims to make 360-degree videos as easy as Snapchat (http://mashable.com/2016/03/14/splash-vr-app/)
The organisation was looking at ways to showcase the dementia-friendly home, Alzheimer's Australia Vic Business Development Manager*Tanya Petrovich*told Mashable Australia.*If homes can be better adapted for those living with dementia*they may be*able to stay living in the community for longer.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/dementia-app-australia/)
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A new Australian app uses 3D simulations of a home environment to help people living with dementia.*
Created by*Alzheimer's Australia Vic and launched on Wednesday, the Dementia-Friendly Home app allows carers to better understand some of the visual and spatial challenges people with dementia*— a collection of symptoms caused by brain disorders (https://fightdementia.org.au/national/about-dementia/what-is-dementia)*that make daily life*progressively*difficult —*may face as they move about their homes.*
SEE ALSO: Splash's virtual reality app aims to make 360-degree videos as easy as Snapchat (http://mashable.com/2016/03/14/splash-vr-app/)
The organisation was looking at ways to showcase the dementia-friendly home, Alzheimer's Australia Vic Business Development Manager*Tanya Petrovich*told Mashable Australia.*If homes can be better adapted for those living with dementia*they may be*able to stay living in the community for longer.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/dementia-app-australia/)
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