In honor of National Pet Month, A Place for Mom is bringing up one of our favorite topics: The Benefits of Pets in Senior Living Communities. We launched our pet-friendly campaign last year and received an overwhelming response from advocates who support seniors and their furry compan...
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 recognize assisted living communities in the Columbus, Ohio area that already offer this option. There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence about seniors and th...
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’ ext...
Pets are not only good companions for senior citizens, they have also shown to improve senior citizens’ health, according to the American Animal Health Hospital Association. Assisted living communities have begun to integrate pets into their care through neighborhood pet therapy...
