Case Studies

Five Ways Seniors Benefit From Pet Therapy

Five Ways Seniors Benefit From Pet Therapy

Over the last two decades scientists and researchers have taken a much closer look at the benefits seniors derive from animal therapy, which involves introducing a pet companion into the life of an elderly person in order to enrich their lives. A 2012 study revealed, in fact, that spending just 15 minutes with a pet…

The Caring of the Green: How Horticultural Therapy Heals

The Caring of the Green: How Horticultural Therapy Heals

It can be said without fear of contradiction that horticultural therapy has fully blossomed in recent years, that its many stalks and shoots go in more directions than the eye can see or the mind can imagine. The benefits of such a practice are physical and psychological, vocational and social. Horticultural therapy allows one to…