Dementia simulation using GERT

The number of people with dementia and other age-related cognitive disorders is rapidly rising. The main reasons for this are the demographic shift towards an older population and a longer lifetime. Therefore, it is important to better understand the needs of dementia sufferers and to create environments where they are able to life independently or get the best care if their dementia comes to a point where professional dementia care is necessary.

The self-experience is the scientifically proven best way to create empathy and real understanding. Our age simulation suit is the ideal tool to enable the self experience of dementia. A scientific research made by psychologists from the renown University of Heidelberg and the practical experience are showing that the GERT suit adds a mental and cognitive load to the participant and by this creates a simulation of dementia.

This effect can be enhanced by adding accessories to the dementia simulation, especially those simulating sensory impairments like the simulation glasses and the tinnitus simulator but also those changing the tactile perception like the overshoes and the tremor simulator gloves.

Many organisations are successfully using our age simulation suit GERT for the dementia simulation. We are glad that our products help to improve the life and well-being of countless people suffering from dementia.