Startup helps elderly people in nursing homes to travel remotely
LONDON: A startup is now assisting the elderly caught up in a nursing home environment to travel remotely.
This young Catalan company offers residents of nursing homes the opportunity to live Interactive trips.
Stravvel Residences offers an original solution based on three main axes. First of all, its founder, Pascal Guid, goes to a tourist place. There, for a week, he meets people who embody the gastronomic, cultural and spiritual heritage of the region they visited and turns himself, like a facilitator, into a real witness among residents and guests.
Armed cameras on board, Pascal broadcasts these meetings live on the Youtube platform, which is broadcast in real time on the TV screen of every connected aged care home. On average, about ten establishments participate during each trip, i.e. around 150 seniors. These meetings, which were pre-planned by Laura, the production manager, follow a specific scenario to deliver the best experience to the residents.
The Senses Bag for real-time sharing, smelling and tasting
But before experiencing these moments of visual interactions, every organization has got senses bag, Consists of products The locals from the trip. “They can smell the products, taste some of them, as well as interact with some at the same time with the guide on site. We touch the five senses,” sums up Pascal Quigge, who wanted to go beyond the virtual reality system.
“Virtual reality has a lot of flaws and more than half of the population can’t stand it because of dizziness or headaches. Plus, these are very short sequences, fifteen minutes max. We’ve taken sides in meetings and social connections, not just landscapes. Our entire journey is built on This social bond,” he insists.
Finally, always in real time, nursing homes are connected via a chat room On-line. At the same time as life unfolds, the animation move it comments and the Questions And mentor Pascal answers them, whether they are riddles, anecdotes or personal memories. Residents became co-innovators of this excursion.
Maintaining social bonds and enhancing memories
but that is not all. In addition to these three sessions of one hour per trip, Stravvel also provides a profile Very comprehensive guide Which provides the dwellings with the freedom to organize Other thematic activities Connected to the destination of the week: meals, quizzes, appetizers, various workshops… “The goal is for the residents to be in tune with the destination throughout the trip. It really gives the feeling of leaving,” adds Pascal, who also sends photos and videos of the residents as Souvenirs.
“A journey that is prepared, takes place, and at the end of it, we have memories. We copy the best we can for the experience. Except we address people who have stopped traveling, who no longer have the same need for physical contact to nurture the feelings of travel. We create emotions. That is Our goal,” continues CEO of Startup Solérienne.
This trial is considered a non-pharmacological intervention escape from treatmentTravel and stimulation of the five senses, making it possible to maintain social connections, enhance memories and allow concerned seniors to feel fulfilled and value themselves.
