The MassAITC funded pilot project was the first to shift the use-case of the Rendever VR into the home setting. This grant furthers the push into the home by Rendever as a commercially viable solution to enable older adults aging at home to be more socially connected with their peers.
This Commercial Readiness Pilot project builds on the success of their Phase I pilot study and Phase II STTR clinical trial by extending Rendever’s virtual reality (VR) platform to enhance social connectivity among older adults who are aging in place, a majority of the aging population that Rendever is not yet serving. Older adults living at home will be connected with those living in senior living communities, where Rendever is already successfully implemented, through shared VR experiences. This project contributes to public health by testing the expanded networking capabilities of Rendever on the social health, cognitive health, mental health, vitality, and quality of life of older adults who are aging in place with diverse cognitive abilities, with the goal of building a much needed infrastructure for social connectivity to combat the social isolation and cognitive and mental health challenges in this population, while also developing third-party reimbursement mechanisms that can broaden access to this promising technology.
Source: NIH Reporter – SB1AG090151-01A1