Virtual Dementia Tour

06/02/2026

Experience Life Through Their Eyes – Virtual Dementia Tour

Join our Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) and gain a deep, immersive understanding of what it’s like to live with dementia. This hands-on training will help you:

Understand the sensory and cognitive challenges people with dementia face

Learn practical strategies to improve care, communication, and daily support

Build empathy and awareness to enhance your professional and personal skills

Walk in their shoes, see the world through their eyes, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those living with dementia.

04/02/2026

🌍 This week, we’re in Ireland!

Our Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT) is giving teams the unique opportunity to step into the shoes of someone living with dementia. By experiencing real-world sensory and cognitive challenges, staff gain empathy, insight, and confidence that transform care practice.

Experiencing VDT isn’t just about awareness — it’s about lasting change in how we support people with dementia every day.

📅 Want your team to experience this immersive training? Get in touch for more details and availability!

19/01/2026

Monday Morning Thought 💙
Dementia affects far more than memory it changes how a person experiences the world around them. Confusion, fear, and frustration can be part of everyday life.

The Virtual Dementia Tour offers a powerful way to gain a deeper understanding of these experiences, helping us respond with greater empathy, patience, and compassion.

If you would like to find out more, please just send us a message and we will come back to you.

16/01/2026

As we step into a new year, we’re reminded that every moment matters, especially for those living with dementia. 💙
This year, let’s focus on understanding, patience, and connection. Small acts of kindness, familiar routines, and compassionate support can make a meaningful difference in someone’s day.
Together, we can create a year filled with dignity, respect, and hope for people affected by dementia.
Let’s continue to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and build dementia-friendly communities where everyone feels valued and understood.
Here’s to a year of compassion, education, and positive change.

11/11/2025

As the Virtual Dementia Tour is still in Ireland, our hearts are full of gratitude and inspiration. Over the past weeks, countless carers, healthcare professionals, and community members continue to step into the world of dementia — not just to understand it, but to feel it.

The experience continues to leave lasting impressions, reminding us all why empathy-based training truly matters.

To everyone who is coming along or has attended the experience, thank you for your dedication to making life better for those living with dementia. 💙

24/10/2025

🌿 Happy Friday!

1. Reflective & Gentle:
🕊️ “This weekend, take a moment to remember — dementia doesn’t erase a person’s story, it just asks us to listen differently.”

2. Hopeful & Uplifting:
💛 “Behind every moment of confusion, there’s still a heart that remembers love. Be patient. Be kind. Be present.”

3. Awareness-Focused:
🌿 “Dementia changes the journey, not the person. Let’s walk beside them with understanding, not ahead with impatience.”

4. Emotional & Compassionate:
✨ “Sometimes the greatest gift we can offer someone living with dementia is not to help them remember — but to help them feel valued in the moment they’re in.”

I hope you all have a lovely weekend. xx

15/10/2025

🧠✨ Experience the Virtual Dementia Tour & Autism Reality Experience – Open Courses in Earls Colne!

Have you ever wondered what it really feels like to live with dementia or autism?
Our Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) and Autism Reality Experience (ARE) give you powerful, hands-on insights into the daily challenges faced by those living with these conditions — helping you build empathy, understanding, and confidence in the care and support you provide.

💜 Special Offer: £50 + VAT per person, per session
📍 Location: Earls Colne

📅 Upcoming Dates:
📍 30th October – AM: Autism Reality Experience (ARE) | PM: Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT)
📍 19th November – AM: Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) | PM: Autism Reality Experience (ARE)
📍 18th December – AM: Autism Reality Experience (ARE) | PM: Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT)
📍 30th January – AM: Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) | PM: Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT)

🌟 Session Times:
AM – 10:00 to 13:00
PM – 13:30 to 16:30

Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended!
👉 To book your place or find out more, send us a message or call directly on - 01376 317159.

Together, we can make a difference — one experience at a time 💜

01/10/2025

🇮🇪✨ What an amazing first week in Ireland!

Our trainer John had a fantastic start with Dovida last week — thank you so much for making him feel so welcome. 💜 Now we’re excited to kick off Week 2!

We’ve even received a brilliant press release from the local paper, kindly shared by Dovida — it’s wonderful to see the impact of the Virtual Dementia Tour® being recognised. 🙌

When the team from Dovida invited this Westmeath Examiner representative to try their immersive Virtual Dementia Tour experience on the Market Square, he wasn’t expecting to feel completely disoriented.

22/09/2025

🌟 We’ve received some AMAZING feedback! 🌟

The Virtual Dementia Tour continues to be described as a life-changing training experience — giving people a powerful insight into what it can feel like to live with dementia. 💜

Hearing how it opens eyes, sparks new ideas, and inspires better care is exactly why we’re so passionate about bringing this training to teams across the UK. 🙌

A huge thank you to everyone who has taken part and shared their thoughts — your feedback means the world and helps us keep making a difference. 💭✨

👉 If you work in health or social care and haven’t experienced the VDT yet… it’s a training session you’ll never forget.

"Wow what an experience that was, everyone that came on the bus was blown away by the experience, we had some tears as it really hit home what its like to live with this awful disease.
Every single person said they wish they would have done this sooner, they said they are going to look at dementia differently from now on.
All said they never knew how many other sensory problems they experience and now have a better understanding of why cared fors act like they do.
I have never experienced anything like that before, it was very emotional."

22/09/2025

🌟 What incredible feedback! 🌟

We’re thrilled that your team and guests found the Virtual Dementia Tour such a powerful, eye-opening experience. 💜

At Training 2 Care, we’re proud to deliver training that truly transforms understanding and inspires better dementia care. 🙌 Huge thanks to Helen, Alyson, and the whole team for your passion — and to Mick for bringing the VDT bus all the way from Colchester! 🚐👏

16/09/2025

16/09/2025

Today we stepped into the world of dementia through the Virtual Dementia Tour - a powerful and eye-opening experience that showed us what living with dementia can really feel like.