Client
CJE
Date
Ongoing 2021-2023
Location
Chicago, IL
For 50 years, CJE SeniorLife has been helping older adults pursue lives of meaning, independence, and good health. Today, CJE has over 300 employees who provide 20,000 older adults and their family members with various programs and services annually. These services include independent housing, assisted living, home-delivered meals, transportation, adult day services, geriatric care management, health and wellness activities, counselling services and support groups for older adults and caregivers, and numerous lifelong learning opportunities.
Elderwerks Educational Services is a Chicago-based not-for-profit social service providing senior living coordination, advocacy, and education. Elderwerk’s complimentary services include information, referrals, and guidance to older adults and seniors for all types of senior living, home care, support services, and benefits.
Dementia Reality® utilizes the latest in 360 video technology, delivered in virtual reality to create impeccably realistic, interactive content. It also carefully considered the process of trainers conducting group sessions and developed a web-based application for trainers to maintain full control of sessions and provide assistance in an easy way.
Each chapter opens with a real-life situation in a virtual reality setting. The person-centred focus is not only on the client but also on the caregiver’s concerns. Group discussions among the trainees and trainers are part of the overall curriculum. Trainees are eligible to earn continuing education units (CEUs) after the completion of the course.