Hospital Virtual Dementia TourĀ®
This specialized program simulates what a visit to the hospital feels like for a person with dementia. On top of being sick or injured, they face unique challenges in a hospital setting.
This evidence-based dementia training simulates the dementia patient’s experience in the hospital, and helps them translate their own experience into approaches and practices that ensure a better outcome for patients as well as staff and other personnel.
Gain a deeper understanding of hospital patients living with dementia:
- Informs empathic, person-centered care.
- Increases patient comfort and compliance.
- Reduces stressful interactions with patients.
- Decreases use of psychotropic medications.
- Improves staff efficiency and satisfaction.
- Shortens length of stay and consequent secondary issues.
- Improves patient, family and staff satisfaction.
- Results in significant cost savings to the hospital.
Get the Program
Starting at $975
- Virtual Dementia Tour program equipment, materials, license/membership.
- Online training to facilitate VDT plus hospital-specific supplement.
- Use any time for onboarding and ongoing dementia training
Get the Program
Starting at $1,500
- Certified Trainer delivers VDT in hospital setting.
- 1.5 hours CEUs available.
- Schedule one-time or routine training dates.
- Travel and living expenses may apply.
Become a Certified Trainer
- Advanced and specialized in-person training.
- Equipment, materials, license/membership plus hospital-specific supplement.
- Extra capabilities like training facilitators, offering CEUs, conducting VDT for other organizations and hospitals.