Virtual reality technology allows long-term care residents to experience anything and everything their heart desires
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Virtual reality technology allows long-term care residents to experience anything and everything their heart desires
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Chrissy
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Global Okanagan Adopt a Pet: Alaska
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Kevin
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Global News at 5 Okanagan: July 3
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Fortis makes amends with Kelowna homeowner
01:49 | June 29, 2024
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Long awaited announcement made about Cottonwoods Extended Care home in Kelowna
02:30 | June 28, 2024
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Seniors will gather in Vernon to demand higher pensions on Thursday.
02:20 | June 26, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Stinky
01:31 | June 26, 2024
Virtual reality technology allows long-term care residents to experience anything and everything their heart desires
Description
February 24, 2023
If you are elderly or have mobility issues, getting out to do some of the things you love or have always wanted to do can be challenging, even impossible. But Virtual reality technology makes everything and anything possible giving users as close of an experience as possible to the real thing--whether it's skiing, skydiving or travelling around the globe. And now the technology is being used at long term care homes in the Okanagan and as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, it seems to be a big hit.
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Virtual reality technology allows long-term care residents to experience anything and everything their heart desires02:20 | February 24, 2023 -
BC Tree Fruits ordered to sell assets02:08 | August 28, 2024 -
Central Okanagan golf courses facing unusual summer slow down02:01 | August 23, 2024 -
Police watchdog clears police in threat against Lumby woman01:59 | August 23, 2024 -
Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Tabbi01:10 | August 20, 2024 -
Re-building of homes, lives underway one year after destructive North Shuswap wildfire02:18 | August 20, 2024 -
Farmers gather in Kelowna to protest BC Tree Fruits closure02:34 | August 16, 2024
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Chainsaw carver transforming Kelowna tree trunk into art02:42 | August 14, 2024 -
Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Sweet Pea01:04 | August 14, 2024 -
Global News at 5 Okanagan, Aug. 8, 202417:33 | August 9, 2024 -
Hullcar Mountain wildfire saw minimal growth overnight but continues to burn out of control02:19 | August 8, 2024 -
Hullcar Mountain wildfire in North Okanagan forces dozens to flee from their homes02:21 | August 7, 2024 -
Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet, Aug. 5, 202401:15 | August 6, 2024 -
Water worries continue to plague West Kelowna community02:31 | August 2, 2024 -
Global News at 5 Okanagan: Aug. 1, 202418:08 | August 2, 2024 -
Short term rentals and tourism02:37 | July 31, 2024 -
Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Chrissy01:15 | July 30, 2024 -
West Kelowna says water is safe despite discolouration02:13 | July 27, 2024 -
Global Okanagan Adopt a Pet: Alaska01:27 | July 26, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Kitty Cat01:10 | July 16, 2024 -
Kelowna equipped with ‘game changer’ of a firefighting tool02:24 | July 11, 2024 -
Okanagan athlete secures scholarship to University of Hawaii02:03 | July 10, 2024
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Kelowna’s Malindi Elmore headed to 3rd Summer Olympics02:46 | July 10, 2024 -
Global Okanagan Adopt a Pet: Gully01:02 | July 10, 2024 -
Petition in Kelowna requesting ‘wet’ support facility change to a ‘dry’ building03:15 | July 6, 2024 -
Milk prices in Kelowna01:43 | July 4, 2024 -
Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Kevin01:14 | July 4, 2024 -
Global News at 5 Okanagan: July 321:46 | July 4, 2024 -
Fortis makes amends with Kelowna homeowner01:49 | June 29, 2024
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Long awaited announcement made about Cottonwoods Extended Care home in Kelowna02:30 | June 28, 2024 -
Seniors will gather in Vernon to demand higher pensions on Thursday.02:20 | June 26, 2024 -
Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Stinky01:31 | June 26, 2024
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Virtual reality technology allows long-term care residents to experience anything and everything their heart desires02:20 | February 24, 2023
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BC Tree Fruits ordered to sell assets02:08 | August 28, 2024
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Central Okanagan golf courses facing unusual summer slow down02:01 | August 23, 2024
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Police watchdog clears police in threat against Lumby woman01:59 | August 23, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Tabbi01:10 | August 20, 2024
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Re-building of homes, lives underway one year after destructive North Shuswap wildfire02:18 | August 20, 2024
-
Farmers gather in Kelowna to protest BC Tree Fruits closure02:34 | August 16, 2024
-
Chainsaw carver transforming Kelowna tree trunk into art02:42 | August 14, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Sweet Pea01:04 | August 14, 2024
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Global News at 5 Okanagan, Aug. 8, 202417:33 | August 9, 2024
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Hullcar Mountain wildfire saw minimal growth overnight but continues to burn out of control02:19 | August 8, 2024
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Hullcar Mountain wildfire in North Okanagan forces dozens to flee from their homes02:21 | August 7, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet, Aug. 5, 202401:15 | August 6, 2024
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Water worries continue to plague West Kelowna community02:31 | August 2, 2024
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Global News at 5 Okanagan: Aug. 1, 202418:08 | August 2, 2024
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Short term rentals and tourism02:37 | July 31, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Chrissy01:15 | July 30, 2024
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West Kelowna says water is safe despite discolouration02:13 | July 27, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt a Pet: Alaska01:27 | July 26, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Kitty Cat01:10 | July 16, 2024
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Kelowna equipped with ‘game changer’ of a firefighting tool02:24 | July 11, 2024
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Okanagan athlete secures scholarship to University of Hawaii02:03 | July 10, 2024
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Kelowna’s Malindi Elmore headed to 3rd Summer Olympics02:46 | July 10, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt a Pet: Gully01:02 | July 10, 2024
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Petition in Kelowna requesting ‘wet’ support facility change to a ‘dry’ building03:15 | July 6, 2024
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Milk prices in Kelowna01:43 | July 4, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Kevin01:14 | July 4, 2024
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Global News at 5 Okanagan: July 321:46 | July 4, 2024
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Fortis makes amends with Kelowna homeowner01:49 | June 29, 2024
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Long awaited announcement made about Cottonwoods Extended Care home in Kelowna02:30 | June 28, 2024
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Seniors will gather in Vernon to demand higher pensions on Thursday.02:20 | June 26, 2024
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Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet: Stinky01:31 | June 26, 2024
Virtual reality technology allows long-term care residents to experience anything and everything their heart desires
Description
February 24, 2023
If you are elderly or have mobility issues, getting out to do some of the things you love or have always wanted to do can be challenging, even impossible. But Virtual reality technology makes everything and anything possible giving users as close of an experience as possible to the real thing--whether it's skiing, skydiving or travelling around the globe. And now the technology is being used at long term care homes in the Okanagan and as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, it seems to be a big hit.
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