09/29/2025
As artificial intelligence becomes more a part of our everyday lives, opportunities to experience new things or visit far off places without ever leaving home are just a click away!
Through our virtual reality therapy program here at HospiceCare, we can offer our patients and their families the chance to do just that. Back in 2021, we became the first hospice provider in the region to offer this type of service.
The headsets allow patients to experience new places even if they cannot physically travel there. Using a set of paired headsets, for example, one of our patients and his wife were able to stand side by side in Antarctica playing with penguins – a bucket-list item they had wanted to complete for years before his terminal diagnosis.
There is also emerging research that suggests virtual reality can be used for pain management and to reduce stress, anxiety and depression.
Our nurses and social workers are trained to use our headsets and specialized software to offer patients and their families alternative therapies, such as guided meditation, a variety of virtual experiences and travel destinations, return to a beloved location, or the fulfillment of a lifelong wish.
For more information about our virtual reality program, please speak with your hospice nurse or social worker to schedule a time to use our headsets.
