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Dementia care providers often face situations where patient behaviors can be puzzling and frustrating. Dr. Beth Fauth, a leading professor at Utah State University, offers a valuable perspective that can transform how we approach these challenges. Dr. Fauth emphasizes the importance of empathy. By considering the patient's viewpoint, we can better understand dementia behaviors as natural reactions to a disorienting reality. Imagine yourself in a situation where you don't recognize your surroundings or the people around you. Wouldn't you also feel anxious and agitated? Embodied Labs puts this concept into practice by incorporating first-person perspectives into our immersive experiences. By allowing caregivers to step into the shoes of those they care for, we foster a deeper level of understanding and compassion. This approach leads to demonstrably improved care outcomes, as data shows increased empathy translates into more patient-centered interactions, fostering trust and reducing stress for both patient and caregiver. Watch Dr. Fauth's insightful TEDx Talk "Finding joy in an Alzheimer's reality" here: https://lnkd.in/e8UQarM

We're thrilled to share that our partnership with CCTA (Central California Adult Services Training Academy) is making a significant impact on communities across the state of California. This past week, our Director of Customer Success Emily Smith and Director Instructional Design Erin Washington joined the CCTA team lead by Rachael Castro in San Jose. CCTA's training equipped aging services staff, IHSS, adult protective services, and the Department of Social Services from Santa Clara with invaluable skills to support older adults and their families. Why it matters: • Real-World Results: This training goes beyond communication skills. It uses our immersive VR simulation to help staff truly understand the challenges faced by older adults and their families by putting them in first person perspectives.  • High Impact Learning: Our data shows that immersive training not only accelerates learning, but allows for better preparation when encountering real life situations, while being simulated in a safe, controlled learning environment.  • Empowers Caregivers: We know many social workers are caregivers themselves. This training helps them not only support clients but also improve their own communication and empathy skills at home. By partnering with CCTA, together we’ve expanded reach to train more frontline workers, empowering them to provide compassionate and effective care. We are truly grateful for our longstanding partnership with CCTA in their work –  from understanding the challenges of aging to improving communication with clients and families, their training is truly making a difference. 

Join us today from 12-1pm ET, as our CEO Carrie Shaw joins PsychU to discuss The Agitation In Alzheimer’s Screener For Caregivers (AASC™). Alongside Marc E. Agronin, MD, we'll discuss how caregivers can use this new screener to recognize the breadth of agitation symptoms and facilitate conversations with healthcare professionals. During this session, presenters will provide a didactic overview and engage in role-playing scenarios to illustrate how community caregivers can use the AASCTM to facilitate a conversation with their health care provider (HCP). Register here: https://lnkd.in/gdnAg-FD

In partnership with The Loop Village , and dementia educators Adria Thompson MA, CCC-SLP of Be Light Care, and Carrie Aalberts, MS of Dementia Darling – Embodied Labs invites you to join us for our webinar “Through Their Eyes: Compassionate Dementia Care”   𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: August 20, 2024 5-6pm PST/8-9pm EST 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 👉 A deeper understanding of dementia - what it is and its common symptoms 👉 A shared perspective (a memory) of living with Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia 👉 Practical caregiving tips you can apply right away 👉 Burnout Prevention and self-care strategies 👉 Valuable resource links and downloadables to support your caregiving journey 👉 Free access to Embodied Labs’ immersive training platform* Register for the webinar today at the link: https://lnkd.in/gApeUQhW *This webinar is presented by Embodied Labs as part of the State of California's CalGROWS program. California residents are able to access these training modules free of charge until September 2024.

At Embodied Labs, we recognized the potential of immersive reality to revolutionize care provider training. Creating a platform that allows users to experience firsthand the perspectives and challenges faced by those they interact with, we facilitate a deeper learned experience that empowers more effective, compassionate, and most importantly, human-centered care. Explore our immersive experience library developed with guidance from healthcare professionals, and see why over 100 partners have used Embodied Labs to up-skill their staff and accelerate learning. Link in the comments.

How do we build a future of care that we want to age into? Listen in to The Beat with ViVE, as our founder Carrie Shaw discusses Embodied Labs' partnership with Best Buy Health to shape the future of in-home care.

What does immersive technology have in common with human connection? Turns out, a lot more than you think. When building Embodied Labs, our founders discovered that using a first person perspective, and interactive, immersive storytelling could actually bring humans closer together. A topic our own CEO, Carrie Shaw brought to the audience during her keynote speech last week at the National Memory Care Symposium. When we look at the numbers of those affected by conditions across the aging care continuum, one thing becomes clear – the need for empathetic, humanized care and the training mechanisms to assist that. In Embodied Labs case, our platform brings care providers closer to the person whose care they are supporting – whether in a professional, or a home care environment, by leveraging VR or web technology for training. These experiences put the provider in the prospective patients shoes, giving them a first hand view of what it feels like to have conditions like Alzheimer’s, dementia or macular degeneration. The outcome? ↳ 75% higher retention of information ↳ 3.75x more emotionally connected ↳ Reduced burnout, errors, and turnover in staff ↳ Better quality of care As a team who is passionate about creating a world that we ourselves want to age into, bridging the gap between technology and human connection in care will always remain front and center. A huge thank you to LeadingAge Maryland and LifeSpan Network for including our team at the National Memory Care Symposium last week. It’s always an honor to be a part of reshaping the picture of memory care. 

We were honored to have our CEO, Carrie Shaw present at the Memory Care Symposium – a collaboration between LeadingAge Maryland and LifeSpan Network – speaking on the impact that VR and web immersive technology has on fostering actionable empathy, human connection, and improving outcomes in care. 

Embodied Labs is excited to experience "The Power of Us" at Horizons, presented by JFF this July 22-23, 2024. We are looking forward to transformative discussions, innovation and building new connections! We would love to connect with other attendees, if you'll be there, let us know! #JFFHorizons #HorizonsOnLinkedIn

Last Week, Embodied Labs’ CEO Carrie Shaw served as the moderator for the Mary Furlong & Associates Longevity Venture Summit’s session on how the CalGROWs program enables reach, impact and equity to support and empower caregivers. This year’s summit focused on how new investment, AI, and innovation will shape the longevity marketplace, and included an inspiring group of entrepreneurs, investors and experts. The Embodied Labs® Labs’ guided session included expert panelists from the public and private sectors; Kari Olson of Front Porch Communities & Services, Marvell Adams Jr. of Caregiver Action Network, Margot Biane Merrick of The Loop Village (Adria Thompson MA, CCC-SLP & Carrie Aalberts BS, MS) Alexandra Kaplan of the Institute on Aging, and Nancy Edwards, RN of Embodied Labs. We were honored to be a part of the Longevity Venture Summit and this dynamic discussion on how Embodied Labs and our partners are working to deploy immersive training to reach the collective impact goal of the CalGROWs program. Thank you for putting together another valuable conference Mary Furlong & team!