Bride’s grandma watches wedding live
Valeria Schultz lives in memory care at The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaineand couldn’t fly to Texas for her granddaughter Jamie’s spring wedding. But with a little help from technology, it was just like she was there. Valeria dressed up, had her makeup done and wore a corsage for the Friday evening ceremony, which she watched on a live stream from 1,000 miles away.
It’s Never 2 Late (iN2L) technology made it possible. iN2L includes mobile kiosks with large monitors, as well as software with thousands of activities to engage older adults.
“We were even able to download the program for the wedding. It was a really interactive experience,” said Sharon Blume, Director of Health Technology Services at Kingsway. “And we wanted it that way. Rather than just turning on the TV, we looked for ways to make Valeria really feel like the grandmother of the bride.”
“She was so happy for two days after. She was just on cloud nine, still talking about the wedding. And that’s very rare. Usually my mom doesn’t remember anything for more than 3 or 4 minutes,” said Joyce Lendt, one of Valeria’s daughters and aunt to the bride.
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