Human connection
Two new pilots are offering residents the opportunity to engage with each other and others in their community
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In mid-July aged care residents from different Melbourne homes got together for a city tour. But instead of jumping on a bus, they gathered in their respective common rooms to interact with each other and the outside community via a teleconference system and 80-inch screens.
The residents and homes are taking part in a digitally enabled social inclusion pilot being delivered under National Centre for Healthy Ageing’s Living Labs program.
“The idea is to use the video-conferencing technology to bring them together for...
