McKnight’s Senior Living August 23, 2023
Virtual reality has become a popular technology for entertaining seniors, but it is also emerging as a way to train their caregivers.
In part due to the pandemic, the use of VR for training nurses has been “extensively implemented” over the past 15 years, a new bibliometric study affirms.
The ability to attract new nurses will be crucial for the future of the seniors housing and cares sectors as the field has endured a chronic staffing shortage and many current caregivers are aging themselves.
VR can help simulate a number of training scenarios that could be difficult to create in a real setting. The tech also can provide a more nuanced experience rather than a “conventional and generic” live...
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