Hospices have increasingly explored different ways to use virtual reality (VR) technology to improve patient and family satisfaction. Virtual reality experiences are an opportunity for hospices to learn more about what is most important to a patient, said Jennifer Fenuccio, volunteer coordinator at Brookhaven Hospice. The hospice serves patients in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Innovations […]
Tech company Rendever, whose platform focuses on the needs of isolated seniors, is collaborating with the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) on a multi-site clinical trial on the effects of virtual reality on older adults and their families. The National Institutes on Aging (NIA) is financing the research with a $2 million Phase […]
Florida-based Tidewell Hospice has initiated a virtual reality program to aid in symptom management as well as help patients cope with social isolation, which has become even more critical and challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. An increasing number of hospice providers are incorporating virtual reality technology into patient care to help reduce pain, anxiety and […]
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