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What happens when a resident with advanced dementia puts on a VR headset and walks through the neighborhood where she grew up? What changes in a community when shared virtual experiences become part of the daily programming calendar as an intentional strategy for connection, cognition, and care?

In May’s Senior Living Empower Hour, Rebecca Adelman, Esq. sits down with Kyle Rand, CEO and Co-Founder, and Nicole Will of Rendever — the virtual reality platform purpose-built for senior living communities. Rendever’s immersive technology allows residents to travel the world, revisit meaningful places, and share experiences together, reducing isolation, sparking engagement, and creating moments of genuine connection, particularly for those living with cognitive change. But this conversation goes deeper than the “wow factor.” Together, they’ll explore what it truly means to design for connection — and how immersive technology is reshaping what’s possible for residents, families, caregivers, and care teams alike.

We are entering a new era in senior living — one where care is no longer defined solely by what we provide, but by what people are still able to experience. In a Convergence Era where healthcare, technology, hospitality, and risk management can no longer operate in silos, tools like VR are proving to be far more than amenities. They are operational strategies, clinical supports, staff engagement tools, and competitive differentiators — all at once. This session will examine how forward-thinking organizations are weaving immersive technology into existing workflows without adding burden, and how doing so is generating measurable outcomes across resident well-being, family satisfaction, workforce retention, and organizational differentiation.