So when the staff at Rose Villa Senior Living didn’t bat an eye at their menagerie of two cats, two dogs and an African Grey parrot, the Martins knew they found their new home.
“Most of the places would allow a couple of pets,” says Norma Martin, 71. “When I introduced the idea of all of our pets, they were very amenable.”
The demand for pets at senior living centers in Oregon has been fairly steady, says Joni Keith, a senior living advisor at A Place for Mom.
“It’s very rare to see a community that doesn’t allow pets,” says Keith, whose company provides resources and assistance to families seeking senior care for a loved one. “What has evolved is the way the facilities are dealing with them.”
Many places now include pet caretaking as part of the resident’s service plan, such as ensuring a pet gets vaccinated, taking a dog for a walk, or caring for a pet when a resident is ill. Facilities might also provide dog-friendly accommodations, such as walking areas, or fence in a yard.Administrators at local senior communities say they allow pets because they acknowledge the benefits animals can bring to their residents.
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Pets Prove to be Valuable Companions at Senior Housing Communities
4 comments:
This is wonderful!!! My mother had a pet that she loved dearly but when she was take over in by guardianship the guardian got rid of her pet. Very sad!! Everything has been taken from my mother she is a prisoner, held against her will and she is not even a criminal.
You bet they do. People need animals to calm their lives.
I don't know what I'd do if my pets were taken from me as I know happens in so many guardianships. It's so unnecessary and cruel.
Yes I agree valuable companions more like F A M I L Y pets are proven to be positive for mental health and physical health I know what those fiduciaries do when they get their appointments WWIII would be a kind way of describing how they come down on their ward makes Hitler look like a girl scout.
ps
those pets are so too cute :-).
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