Carers of people with dementia can attend a free virtual reality workshop at East Maitland - The Maitland Mercury

Hunter carers tin amended recognize dementia by attending an innovative virtual world league held by Dementia Australia.

The adjacent escaped league is taking spot connected Tuesday, October 25 astatine East Maitland Library from 10am to 1pm.

Educational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE) is simply a 3 hr store that allows participants to spot the satellite done the eyes of idiosyncratic surviving with dementia.

Some of the benefits of attending includes gaining a amended knowing of the symptoms of dementia, but besides processing skills and assurance to recognize the needs of radical surviving with dementia.

The store which is made imaginable by a generous assistance from Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation aims to amended prime of attraction for radical with dementia.

Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation Chair, Jennifer Leslie attended 1 of the EDIE workshops and recovered the acquisition invaluable.

"EDIE for Carers wholly changed my knowing of what it's similar to unrecorded with dementia. The virtual world exertion successful these workshops makes the acquisition highly realistic, "she said.

Executive Director of Services astatine Dementia Australia, Leanne Emerson said the store has truthful acold had a affirmative effect crossed the Hunter region.

"We person had tremendous feedback connected the sessions provided successful the Hunter," she said.

To date, Dementia Australia person held 10 EDIE sessions crossed the Hunter portion and person helped to amended much than 50 people.