A group of residences for the elderly recently offered its staff in Abbeville (Somme) an immersion in the daily life of residents.

Thanks to a simulator, caregivers have the opportunity to experience the effects of aging.

The objective is to discover concretely the problems encountered by seniors in order to better manage them.

An uplifting experience

"Not understanding what our elders feel, we can quickly fall into abuse," said the director of one of the residences, quoted by France 3 Hauts-de-France.

A caregiver said she would take more precautions after testing the simulator.

The latter reproduces the evils that complicate the lives of older people.

Opaque glasses thus simulate a loss of vision while a helmet reduces the quality of hearing.

A 10 kg vest and weights attached to the ankles, wrists and knees cause a loss of muscle dynamism while mittens reproduce the effects of osteoarthritis.

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  • Hauts-de-France

  • The elderly

  • Simulation

  • Health