Care is more than just a service It\u2019s a delicate balance between protection, dignity, and human connection. Partners of VRCARE wrote the real-life scenarios having in mind that education in social and healthcare services must go beyond theory and immerse future professionals in the reality of care. This belief led us to create virtual reality experiences that present real-life dilemmas, giving learners a chance to truly feel the challenges of caregiving. Here is an example from one of VRCARE partners, Centro San Viator.<\/p>\n
At Centro San Viator, when designing the scenarios, we based them on real-life situations.<\/p>\n
As stories, we present three concrete examples that have served as the foundation for developing some of these scenarios.<\/p>\n
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For us, it is essential to create and work on projects that truly have an impact and respond to real needs. These real-life cases will later serve as learning tools to help train future professionals.<\/p>\n
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Here are the three cases:<\/p>\n
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Blog 1: What if what you love the most could kill you?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Years ago, a resident returned from the hospital after suffering a stroke. The doctor\u2019s orders were clear: pur\u00e9ed food, thickened liquids. There was a high risk of choking and aspiration. We understood it.<\/p>\n But she looked us straight in the eyes and said: \u201cI want a real coffee with milk, and cookies\u2026 like always.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I had been a nurse at the residence for many years. I knew what was behind her request: dignity, pleasure, routine, autonomy. I also understood the team’s fear: a decision like that could end in tragedy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where is the line between protecting and respecting? Who decides when the mind no longer shines as before?<\/p>\n This dilemma was one of the first we turned into a virtual reality experience. We wanted those who live it to not only understand it\u2014but to feel it. From within. In ethical flesh.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blog 2: Restraints, family, and double truths<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I remember it perfectly. A resident with Parkinson\u2019s, very active and well-loved. But he kept falling\u2014again and again. The family asked us to use restraints to \u201cavoid a tragedy.\u201d The multidisciplinary team agreed. It seemed like a logical decision.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But privately, he told us: \u201cPlease, don\u2019t tie me down.\u201d And when his children visited, he changed his tune. He said he understood that it was for the best.<\/p>\n Did he truly want the restraint\u2014or did he just not want to worry his family?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We found ourselves in an ethical labyrinth where every hallway seemed right\u2026 until you took two steps.<\/p>\n This case is also part of our virtual reality project. Because you have to live that contradiction to truly understand the tight knot that forms in your chest when you have to choose between safety, will, and love.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blog 3: Love in times of decline<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Sometimes the dilemma isn\u2019t death\u2014it\u2019s love. Two residents began a relationship at the care home. They took care of each other, looked for each other, smiled at each other. They had mild cognitive impairment but retained legal capacity. Legally sound\u2014yes. But\u2026 was it enough?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some staff murmured. Some families were alarmed: \u201cMy mother isn\u2019t in a condition to have a boyfriend.\u201d Others said: \u201cIf she\u2019s happy, why not?\u201d<\/p>\n It was up to us to mediate. Carefully. Respectfully. Without playing judge, without ceasing to be caregivers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where does freedom begin when judgment starts to fade? Who protects whom?<\/p>\n In our virtual reality experience, we wanted to show this side of care as well. Because love doesn\u2019t disappear with age\u2014or with cognitive decline. It just needs to be seen differently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Care is more than just a service It\u2019s a delicate balance between protection, dignity, and human connection. Partners of VRCARE wrote the real-life scenarios having in mind that education in social and healthcare services must go beyond theory and immerse future professionals in the reality of care. This belief led us to create virtual reality […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-es"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}