Virtual dementia demonstration in Fort Myers

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Step inside the mind of an Alzheimer's patient
By JENNIFER BOOTH REED • jreed@news-press.com •

Caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients can get a glimpse into the deteriorating worlds of their loved ones Thursday at a dementia demonstration in Fort Myers.
The Virtual Dementia Tour replicates the sensory loss that victims of Alzheimer's and related diseases experience. The simulator will be at Magnolia Park at Health Court, a skilled nursing facility for dementia patients.

Neuropsychiatric Associates, a Fort Myers medical practice and research center operated by Dr. Frederick Schaerf, is organizing the event. It is financially sponsored by Abbott Labs.

"You've got to remember they are not perceiving the same things we are," said Melissa Schaerf, director of the practice's research division. "(The simulator) allows the family member or caregiver to actually experience what it's like."

The event will feature a mock bedroom and challenge participants to get out of bed and move about the room. Following the virtual tour, participants can talk to Dr. Schaerf and representatives from organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association and Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer's Resource Center.

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