Kungsbacka Municipality
Introduction
Discover how Kungsbacka Municipality challenged traditional care models to create meaningful and stimulating activities for its care recipients. By seeking innovative solutions to promote conversation and dialogue between care recipients, relatives, and employees, they entered the world of welfare technology. With a focus on VR technology, they identified an opportunity to offer unique experiences for individuals with various mental and physical challenges.
Challenge
Kungsbacka Municipality wanted to create more meaningful activities for the elderly and sought a solution that could promote conversation and dialogue within the group. With a strong interest in welfare technology, they saw VR as an enabler for care recipients with limited cognitive abilities.
Solution
During the autumn of 2022, Kungsbacka Municipality conducted workshops to introduce VR goggles to both relatives and employees. The goal was to generate interest and increase understanding of VR experiences for their loved ones. With the VR goggles, care recipients could explore new places in the world and revisit places that meant a lot to them. Life stories were used to cater to the wishes and needs of individuals who could not express themselves.
Result
Very positive reactions to the VR experiences, such as calming and distracting effects for care recipients with anxiety and agitation issues. The opportunity to visit familiar places has brought joy to these individuals, as well as the chance to view places with relatives that they have visited together. The VR goggles bring calmness, joy, but also create space for dialogue and conversation.