RACING SIMULATOR PROGRAMS
FOR SENIOR COMMUNITIES

Activity directors have a hard problem. Most programming splits the room into people who can take part and people who watch, and the watching group knows exactly which one they are in.

A racing simulator is unusual because it is seated, it needs no physical strength, and it does not require anyone to have done it before. A resident who cannot stand for long, cannot grip firmly or has not driven for a decade can still take a turn.

What actually happens in the room

• Residents take turns in the seat while others watch the screen
• Our staff set each person up individually and stay with them
• Difficulty is adjusted per person, so nobody is out of their depth
• Conversation happens around it, which is usually the real value
• Anybody can stop at any point, with no fuss

A lot of residents drove for fifty years and gave it up. Being back behind a wheel, even a simulated one, means something to people. That is the honest reason this lands, and we are not going to dress it up as anything more clinical than that.

Accessibility is the first conversation, not the last

The single most useful thing you can tell us in advance is who is taking part. A simulator seat is a fixed racing seat, and getting into one is not possible or comfortable for every resident.

• Wheelchair users. Tell us in advance. There are setups that work without transferring out of a chair, and setups that do not, and we would rather solve that before we arrive.
• Limited mobility or transfers. If a resident needs assistance to transfer, your staff should handle that. Our team runs the simulators and does not provide personal care.
• Hand and grip strength. Wheel force can be reduced substantially, and for some participants turned down to almost nothing.
• Vision and hearing. Screen distance, text size and volume are all adjustable.
• Motion sensitivity. Some people find any moving screen uncomfortable. Sessions can be kept short and stationary, and nobody should feel obliged to continue.

Tell us the range of needs in the room and we will tell you honestly what will work and what will not, rather than discovering it in front of your residents.

The room

An activity room, dining room, common area or multipurpose space all work. We need floor space, mains power at the setup point, and a route in from a vehicle. Tell us about elevators, door widths and thresholds before the day rather than on it.

Numbers and time

How many residents you expect and how long you have. Those two numbers decide how many simulators make sense and how long each person gets in the seat.

Your staff

Our team runs the simulators. Your staff know your residents and handle anything involving personal care, transfers or supervision. That division works better than either of us trying to do both.

Scheduling

Mid-morning and early afternoon tend to work best in most communities, but you know your residents and your calendar better than we do.