The document describes the RealCare Geriatric Simulator, which combines an aging simulation suit experience with a standards-based curriculum to provide comprehensive career preparation for occupations related to geriatrics and gerontology. The aging simulation suit enables users to experience common physical conditions of aging like visual impairment and mobility issues to develop empathy. Studies show over 80% of participants better understood the physical conditions of aging after using a simulation suit. The curriculum includes lessons on topics like vision loss, mobility decline, and cognitive changes associated with aging. The goal of the simulator is to help students gain the geriatric sensitivity needed for successful careers in growing fields related to elder care.

1. The RealCare™ Geriatric Simulator
Unforgettable simulation experience + Standards-based curriculum
= Comprehensive career preparation

2. Career opportunities in
Geriatrics and Gerontology are growing!

3. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that
6 of the 18 fastest-growing occupations relate
to health occupations:
 Personal care aides
 Registered nurses
 Home health aids
 Nursing assistants
 Medical assistants
 Licensed practical
and vocational nurses

4. Of the 10 skills needed for working in a nursing
home, most involve direct patient care

5. For successful
careers, these
professionals
need:
 Academic
knowledge
 Technical skills
 Geriatric
sensitivity

6. The RealCare Geriatric Simulator can help

7. By enabling users to
personally experience age-
related physical changes, the
Geriatric Simulator provides
valuable geriatric sensitivity
training.

8. The Geriatric Simulator enables users
to experience many common
physical conditions of aging:

9. The Geriatric Simulator enables users
to experience many common
physical conditions of aging:
• Visual impairment

10. The Geriatric Simulator enables users
to experience many common
physical conditions of aging:
• Visual impairment
• Restricted range of motion
and decreased mobility

11. The Geriatric Simulator enables users
to experience many common
physical conditions of aging:
• Visual impairment
• Restricted range of motion
and decreased mobility
• Stooped posture

12. The Geriatric Simulator enables users
to experience many common
physical conditions of aging:
• Visual impairment
• Restricted range of motion
and decreased mobility
• Stooped posture
• Joint stiffness, loss of strength
and fatigue

13. The Geriatric Simulator enables users
to experience many common
physical conditions of aging:
• Visual impairment
• Restricted range of motion
and decreased mobility
• Stooped posture
• Joint stiffness, loss of strength
and fatigue
• Change in body image
and decreased sense of balance

14. The Geriatric Simulator enables users
to experience many common
physical conditions of aging:
• Visual impairment
• Restricted range of motion
and decreased mobility
• Stooped posture
• Joint stiffness, loss of strength
and fatigue
• Change in body image
and decreased sense of balance
• Confusion

15. Studies show that these experiences
are effective ways to promote
empathy and understanding toward the elderly
of participants were able to empathize with life
in old age “very well” after participating in an
age simulation suit experience*
of participants better understood the physical
conditions of aging after participating in an age
simulation suit experience*
83%
95%
*Julius-Maximilian University of Wurzburg (n.d.) Effectiveness of age simulation. Retrieved
from http://www.age-simulation-suit.com/effectiveness.html.

16. These experiences are only part
of the RealCare Geriatric Simulator.

17. These experiences are only part
of the RealCare Geriatric Simulator.
This sensitivity suit also includes standards-based
curriculum that features pre- and post-
assessments, slide presentations, activities and
answer keys.

18. Lesson topics include:

19. Lesson topics include:
 Geriatrics and Gerontology Career
Exploration

20. Lesson topics include:
 Geriatrics and Gerontology Career
Exploration
 Visual Impairment

21. Lesson topics include:
 Geriatrics and Gerontology Career
Exploration
 Visual Impairment
 Declining Mobility Due to Aging

22. Lesson topics include:
 Geriatrics and Gerontology Career
Exploration
 Visual Impairment
 Declining Mobility Due to Aging
 Impact of Aging on Bones and Joints

23. Lesson topics include:
 Geriatrics and Gerontology Career
Exploration
 Visual Impairment
 Declining Mobility Due to Aging
 Impact of Aging on Bones and Joints
 Hearing Loss

24. Lesson topics include:
 Geriatrics and Gerontology Career
Exploration
 Visual Impairment
 Declining Mobility Due to Aging
 Impact of Aging on Bones and Joints
 Hearing Loss
 Cognitive Changes with Aging

25. Lesson topics include:
 Geriatrics and Gerontology Career
Exploration
 Visual Impairment
 Declining Mobility Due to Aging
 Impact of Aging on Bones and Joints
 Hearing Loss
 Cognitive Changes with Aging
 The Geriatric Experience

26. Lesson topics include:
 Geriatrics and Gerontology Career
Exploration
 Visual Impairment
 Declining Mobility Due to Aging
 Impact of Aging on Bones and Joints
 Hearing Loss
 Cognitive Changes with Aging
 The Geriatric Experience
 Amazing Aging

27. The Geriatric Simulator is designed for use in many settings,
from Family and Consumer Sciences classes and Health
classes to CNA training courses and community education
programs…

28. …to help CTE professionals teach today’s students the
skills they need to succeed in a growing field.

29. See the impact the RealCare Geriatric
Simulator can have on your program!
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