The idea originated in the Groisne-Constance nursing home in Colhat Near Lezoux. We owe it specifically to Jamal Burby, the establishment’s host. With a central question: How to break the isolation of the population with limited mobility. Then the idea came: the experiment Virtual reality sessions allow for 360 degree immersionEither in well-known and popular places or in a tourist site.
The project was formed thanks to the meeting with the company Vichy Wisdom techniquesWhich developed helmets suitable for the elderly. The resident chooses his destination, settles into a wheelchair, turns and puts on a virtual headset. An employee travels with him on a tablet and collects his impressions in the process.
Starting from 2020 with this initiative, Puy-de-Dôme County Council and Funders Conference They choose to implement it in 30, then 60 nursing homes and home help services.
Michelle has a heart in Provence
To the delight of the beauty of Borey who has an innovation in his complexion. The Groisne-Constance nursing home is equipped with a massive tablet and bike that also allows for virtual walking. The helmet itself arrived in Kohlhat this year: “It’s a rent that costs between 2,500 and 3,000 euros a year. I appealed to the funders conference and various organizations like ARS, the board of directors, CPAM and many others … The project sparked their interest and suddenly they agreed to fund two years of virtual reality inside the nursing home.”
This thursday, Michel, one of the provinces, chose to go to Aix-en-Provence. Installed on a rotating chair for 360 degree immersion, it is equipped with helmet. Aurélie Navarro, a psychiatric assistant, stays by Michelle’s side during the video and shares her impressions. “Michelle will look left and right and the movie will move according to what you watch.”
– Dominic Manent
Psychological Impact Assessment
These virtual sessions of 10-20 minutes, depending on the destination, are subject to evaluation. The institution’s psychologist, Noémie Maubert, notes its effects on the resident. Sure, I am a vulnerable person, for sure I am a resident of a nursing home, but I have the right to go on a trip and be able to escape and tonight, I will be able to talk to my grandson, my little girl, my daughter, and in the end, far from talking about the health crisis, living conditions and survival In a bubble of negativity there are topics of conversation multiplying and we have opportunities to participate in topics of positive balance … ”
Tandem electric tricycle
At the moment, about twenty people use the headset. Claude is particularly demanding. She even tested a paragliding flight: “As long as you’re on the ground that’s fine, but once you take off, it’s not the same at all. When you come back to Earth after that, it’s clean.” I have done Bateau Mouches, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, and Peufeilhoux Castle. I really love. Because this distracts attention and because I don’t know much about France, this takes me on a tour of France. ”
soon, Tandem electric tricycle will arrive at Culhat nursing home… this time, for a real outdoor walk.
– Dominic Manent
