Imagine spending months or years confined to an assisted living facility, with little stimulation and few outside visitors. Then imagine how it would feel to suddenly travel to Paris or back to your childhood home? Unbelievable? Exciting? That is the possibility opening up with the introduction of virtual reality headsets into the long term care. Two graduate students from MIT are betting the stimulation of allowing seniors in long term care to travel (virtually) back in time or to another place will be a positive and life-changing experience. Through their new startup, Rendever Health, they are developing programs for Oculus VR headsets specially designed for long term care residents. Imagine allowing a resident to (virtually) experience a far away wedding or other life milestone. Does it sound like this may shake things up in all too staid environments? That’s the goal: Read This.