Thank you for sharing this video on animal facilitated therapy. I love your comment, "Treating dementia and Alzheimer's must go beyond medicine and meet the residents emotional needs." The animals you bring to people at Lakeview Ranch accomplish this task. Wonderful work!
This was just joyous. What you are doing for old folk is marvellous. To connect with animals in an friendly setting, is thrilling indeed. Only the stony-hearted would think otherwise. Best wishes to all your guests.
I found that with my father, who loved music, perked up completely when I played him music he enjoyed since he was a young man. He was Mexican and he loved the Mexican songs of the 50's and he loved classical music. He loved hearing Ravel' s Bolero and Blue Danube. It jogs back the memory to times they had in the past.
I was browsing at therapeutic animals towards other animals, just for the sake of cuteness, but your video caught my eye... My dad is on the brink of dementia, short-term memory loss, its heart breaking and I am not prepared for this. still in the state of denial or just clueless on how to help him (all the above).. I am used to my dad, on always getting his things together or memorizing things.. Now I am repeating things a minute later, even if we wrote it down.. but this?... I have 2 dogs, I didn't think abt this
