The Current What’s it like to have dementia? This care centre can teach you

What if you could truly feel what it's like to grow old — as your body slows down, your senses fade, and the world becomes harder to navigate — years before your own time comes?

At a Toronto simulation centre, that understanding becomes visceral, offering caregivers a powerful way to build empathy and gain deeper insight into the daily realities of those they care for.

"The people we put in this, are not frail, older adults, so they get to embody an experience that's different from their own, and we hope that it changes the way that they approach and interact with the people they work with," Meaghan Adams told s host Matt Galloway.

Adams is the manager of simulation and virtual learning at Baycrest's Centr

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