Bluebird Care Peterborough & Oundle recently welcomed the Virtual Dementia Tour to its Stamford office, giving team members a powerful and eye-opening opportunity to better understand what it may feel like to live with dementia.
The Virtual Dementia Tour is an immersive, evidence-based training experience designed to place participants in the position of someone living with dementia. Through carefully guided sensory changes and everyday tasks, individuals encounter confusion, disorientation, vulnerability and frustration—challenges many people with dementia experience daily. Widely regarded as the gold standard in dementia education, the programme is used across the health and care sector, including NHS Trusts and care providers, to strengthen empathy, communication and quality of care.
For both care professionals and office teams, the experience provides invaluable insight into how dementia affects routine activities and interactions. Seeing these challenges first-hand reinforces the importance of patience, reassurance, clear communication and adapting environments to support independence and dignity. It also highlights how small, thoughtful changes in care delivery can make a meaningful difference to the lives of customers living with dementia.
This commitment to understanding sits at the heart of Bluebird Care’s approach to training and professional development. Dementia education is a key priority, ensuring care experts have the knowledge, skills and empathy needed to deliver outstanding, person-centred support. By investing in impactful learning experiences such as the Virtual Dementia Tour, Bluebird Care continues to raise standards and strengthen its dedication to high-quality care that truly puts customers first.
Bluebird Care proudly supports people and families across Peterborough and Oundle with flexible services tailored to individual needs—from short visits to full Live-in Care—helping customers remain safe, comfortable and independent in their own homes.
To find out more about the care and support available in Stamford & Rutland, contact the friendly team on 01733 459907 or email peterborough@bluebirdcare.co.uk.
Bluebird Care is proud to provide compassionate, high-quality care across the region—today and for the future.
Bluebird Care Stamford & Rutland discuss Virtual Dementia Tour on local radio
Listen here as our Bluebird Care Stamford & Rutland team share their reflections on the powerful Virtual Dementia Tour in conversation with Rutland & Stamford Sound.
