This nursing home uses animals like this one from the local animal shelter to bring 'home' back to the residents. Pet therapy has been proven to lower a patient's blood pressure, relieve stress and ease depression. Psychologists like Dr. John Linton say animals provide something that medical science cannot. It has to do with seniors concentrating better when they are around animals. You have to learn to take care of it and for many elderly they don't have other activities during the day that make them pay attention.
Doctors say animals provide the ideal relationship.
They don't care about a person's age or degree of infirmity. They have unconditional love and that's what is important for a person of any age. Click here to send e-mail.