“Journey through dementia” – an experiential training course
Introduction On 11 April 2024, the GP Vecchi Association of Modena, established with the aim of helping and supporting relatives of people with dementia, hosted ‘Journey through Dementia’, a free experiential training course as part of the Erasmus plus SupportCare project. The course offered an in-depth look at dementia and involved participants in a virtual […]
“Library of Experiences” Event in Greece by KMOP
As part of the Erasmus+ SupportCare project, the “Library of Experiences” event was successfully held on June 26, 2024, at the Nestor Psychogeriatric Association. The event lasted three hours and brought together 12 informal caregivers, offering a valuable opportunity for interaction and experience sharing. During the first part of the event, the SupportCare project and […]
Living Library: Empowering carers of people with dementia through shared stories and support
In May Living Library Event around dementia was held in the context of the Erasmus + Supportcare Project, a Project that aims to empower and support informal carers for people with dementia, offering tools and knowledge to prevent negative impacts on informal carers’ health and well-being, and reducing the stigma around dementia An occasion where caregivers of people […]
Experience of the VR training in Slovenia
In April 2024, Development Centre of the Heart of Slovenia organised three VR sessions in the municipalities of the Heart of Slovenia, at the Open Day of the Oreli Institute in Kamnik, at the Tisje Home in Litija and at the Senior Citizens’ Home in Kamnik. A total of 29 people, informal and formal carers, […]
VR experience in Belgium
The primary objective of the immersive session is to enable caregivers to briefly step into the shoes of someone with early-stage dementia through VR-based experiential learning methods. This approach aims to foster greater empathy and understanding of dementia. In Belgium, several immersive VR sessions were held on different dates: December 7, 2023, March 27, and […]
New perspectives on dealing with dementia: successful pilot of e-learning and VR video
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve support and understanding for informal caregivers of people with dementia, the Sozialbehörde Hamburg successfully piloted a groundbreaking e-learning and VR video as part of the EU SupportCARE project and in cooperation with the local Alzheimer Society. This project used innovative technology to enable participants to experience the […]
VR training experience in Greece
As part of the project, we developed an elearning and a VR training in an effort to enhance support and awareness for informal caregivers of individuals with dementia. During this activity, KMOP successfully launched an innovative e-learning and VR video pilot. This initiative, part of the EU SupportCARE project utilized cutting-edge technology to allow participants […]
Self-care Day in Slovenia
As part of the “SupportCARE” project, on 24 October 2023, we organized an event “SELF-CARE DAY” in Lukovica, together with the Point for the Elderly Lukovica and 19 people attended from Lukovica, Šmartno pri Litija and Litija. The workshop was useful not only for informal carers of people with dementia but also for all others […]
Self-Care Days
What are the Self-Care Days? Five “Self-care days” will be organised by the end of October 2023 in Greece, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Slovenia to promote self-care, presenting the workbook, addressing the topics of self-care, and collecting feedback. The participants in this activity will be Informal carers of people with dementia. If you want to […]
Virtual Reality (VR) training for informal caregivers of dementia patients
3-Day VR training With the aim of making caregivers more confident about their own abilities, a VR training for informal caregivers who take care of dementia patients was developed and presented to the SupportCare consortium by the Belgian partner VIVES in a meeting in Roeselare, Belgium on 10-12 October 2023. The three-day training aims to […]