U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — GRECC Concept
Immersive caregiver de-escalation training
Step into the home of Mr. Dawson, a 78-year-old Army Veteran living with moderate-stage Alzheimer's disease. It is late afternoon and he is becoming agitated. Practice evidence-based de-escalation in a safe, repeatable virtual environment.
WASD or arrow keys to move, click and drag to look, click Mr. Dawson to interact.
AgitationAgitated
Goal: below 2570/100
Choose your response
De-escalation successful — Mr. Dawson has settled.
Techniques demonstrated
In the production build this debrief maps each exchange to GRECC caregiver curriculum objectives and STAR-VA behavioral principles, with clinician-reviewed content and longitudinal progress tracking for the caregiver.