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Virtual home app to help people with dementia
![]() ![]() ![]() 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*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 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... More about Dementia, Alzheimers, App, Australia, and Tech |
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