Realize the weight of age thanks to an aging simulator! At the Domitys senior residence in Thionville, a combination allows to reproduce the problems of heavy joints, visions or hearing. The objective is to make professionals but also families aware of the difficulties posed to the elderly. The suit is touring France for senior residences for training and awareness sessions.
15 kg weight
This combination is therefore weighted 15 kg which enable impair the motor skills of the knees, hands or ankles. On the eyes and ears, helmets can interfere with sight and hearing. “I went down and up maybe six steps, I feel like I went up 30, says Vanessa, receptionist of the residence, the suit on her back. There is everything that is disabled, hearing, sight, movement etc. It’s really a good way to put yourself in their shoes and tell yourself that yes indeed, it should not be easy every day. ”
Training for nursing staff
“It really puts us a few minutes in the shoes of a senior person and to apprehend these difficulties on a daily basis, explains Alice Lombard, the director of the senior residence in Thionville. The senior person really has difficulty in mobility, agility or pain. This combination allows us to better understand this pain. “
If for the moment the combination is installed in the residence of Thionville, training in hospitals are also regularly organized with the nursing staff.