For additional information about the program or if you would like to become a volunteer, please contact the Coordinators and read the Pets Are Wonderful brochure . Through increased recognition of the human-animal bond, pets are now used for visitation and therapy work in a variety of settings. Pet visitation has become an accepted program in many long-term care facilities. Benefits of such programs include increased communication with other residents and caregivers, stimulation of voluntary physical activity and reminiscence about past experiences. Pets Are Wonderful , the pet visitation program at Champaign County Nursing Home, involves bimonthly visits by community volunteers and their pets.
Teams visit with interested residents on an individual basis.
Visits include activities such as friendly conversation, obedience and trick demonstrations, and brushing or petting a volunteer's dog or cat. We also do educational programs for schools and care facilities. Pets Are Wonderful is financially support through the generosity of donors.