The Empathy Suit experience - Isobel Jones CEO Alive

In this interactive session, Isobel Jones introduced a 13-piece empathy suit designed to simulate the physical and sensory challenges of living with dementia.By experiencing everyday tasks with restricted movement, vision, and hearing, participants gained first-hand insight into the realities of dementia.The session highlighted the importance of empathy in care, encouraging a more compassionate and person-centred approach to supporting those living with the condition.https://www.linkedin.com/in/isobel-jones-145b662a/This podcast is free to listen - but the care behind it isn’t.Rowcroft Hospice is a registered charity, and much of our work is made possible thanks to the generosity of local supporters. We provide outstanding care to people with life-limiting illnesses and their families across South Devon—through our inpatient and outpatient services, as well as vital care at home.We’re also planning to expand our impact even further, with a pioneering 60-bed dementia and complex nursing care home at our site in Torquay, designed to support some of the most vulnerable people in our community.If you’ve found value in this podcast and would like to support our work, please visit rowcrofthospice.org.uk/donate thank you.This podcast series is recorded and produced by Steve Hindley at iNarrator