What is Pet Therapy?
Pet therapy, also known as Animal-assisted therapy, is a treatment that involves the help of professionally trained therapy pets. Here at Trinity Care Adult Day Care Center in Morrow Georgia, we offer Pet Therapy to allow your loved ones a chance to interact and enjoy the company of affectionate animals in a safe and controlled environment. Although this type of therapy may be deemed by some as a gimmick, Pet therapy has actual proven benefits on the condition of each patient.
Benefits:
- The warm, gentle, and lively presence of pets can lift the spirits of patients and lessen the chances of depression. It gives them feelings of comfort and can help in the releasing of endorphins that provides a calming effect. The act of petting has been known to produce automatic relaxation responses. This can result to lesser medication for some patients.
- Having pets around can also reduce boredom and prevent the patients from becoming sedentary. Playing around and walking with the pets promotes physical health. This increased movement of the body can help improve recovery time and promotes regular exercise.
- The constant presence of pets can also have positive effects on the patient’s social skills. After a while of interacting with the pets, their infectious energy can make the patients more optimistic and happy over-all. It also helps in reducing stress and can reinforce rehabilitative behaviors among patients.
Here at Trinity Care Adult Day Care Center in Morrow Georgia, our Pet Therapy services are incorporated in our treatment and care for your loved ones because we believe in the positive effects that it can contribute not only to your loved ones but to the family as a whole.
We have volunteers that bring in their professionally trained pets to ensure safe and secure interaction with the patients and also with the family. Our staff will also make sure that nothing goes wrong during these therapy sessions. We here at Trinity Care Adult Day Care Center in Morrow Georgia, will always prioritize the safety and well-being of each patient.
As a trusted health and day care provider, we at Trinity Care Adult Day Care Center in Morrow Georgia, make sure to include diverse activities and fun programs in our service to help not only in the physical health of each patient, but also in their mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Pet Therapy is only one the many services we offer here at Trinity Care. If you want to know more about our services, contact us at 770-703-6721 or email us at info@trinitycareadc.com and know more about how we can care for you!
