Tag: dogs and health benefits

How Pets Can Help Detect Cancer in Seniors

How Pets Can Help Detect Cancer in Seniors

By on October 11, 2012

The nose knows! Scientific evidence over the past few years indicates that dogs can be specially trained to sniff out lung cancer, bowel cancer, and even ovarian cancer. Next time Fido licks your face, think about this: researchers throughout the world are finding that dogs’ extra-sensitive olfactory systems can be trained to detect different types…
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October 11, 2012 More
Best Pet Friendly Senior Living in Chicago

Best Pet Friendly Senior Living in Chicago

By on August 2, 2012

A Place for Mom is on a mission to spread the word about the benefits of pet-friendly assisted living. We would also like to award those assisted living communities in the Chicago area who allow pets. At Sunrise Senior Living in Schaumburg, about 30 miles outside of Chicago, pets have always been a part of the…
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August 2, 2012 More
Best Pet Friendly Senior Living in Houston

Best Pet Friendly Senior Living in Houston

By on July 2, 2012

A Place for Mom is on a mission to spread the word about the benefits of pet-friendly assisted living. We would also like to award those Houston area assisted living communities who allow pets. As seniors transition into assisted living from their own homes, they usually try to streamline their lives as much as possible,…
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July 2, 2012 More
Pet Friendly Assisted Living in West Palm Beach, Florida

Pet Friendly Assisted Living in West Palm Beach, Florida

By on June 25, 2012

A Place for Mom is on a mission to spread the word about the benefits of pet-friendly assisted living. We would also like to award those assisted living communities in the West Palm Beach, Florida area who already offer this purrr-fect, paws-tastic senior living option. Pets being displaced as their senior owners move into assisted…
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June 25, 2012 More
Best Pet Friendly Assisted Living in Dallas

Best Pet Friendly Assisted Living in Dallas

By on May 24, 2012

A Place for Mom is on a mission to spread the word about the benefits of pet-friendly assisted living. We would also like to award those assisted living communities in the Dallas area who allow pets. According to Tami Cumings, Senior Vice President of A Place for Mom, pet friendly amenities are high on a…
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May 24, 2012 More
“Fur-st” Class Pet Friendly LA Assisted Living

“Fur-st” Class Pet Friendly LA Assisted Living

By on April 11, 2012

A Place for Mom is on a mission to spread the word about the benefits of pet-friendly assisted living. We would also like to reward those assisted living communities in the Los Angeles area who already offer this purrr-fect, paws-tastic senior living option. We often hear that one of the barriers to moving into an…
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April 11, 2012 More