TOP 112: The Benefits of Animals for Seniors ft. Austin Gerber
Description
If you’re a pet owner, you have seen the amazing effects that animals can have on our overall health and well-being. These positive effects have piqued the interest of scientists around the world who have recently taken a strong interest in this topic. The more research is done, the more we are realizing that animal interaction has a much greater effect on humans than we originally thought.
In this week’s podcast episode, I’m chatting with Austin Gerber. He is the licensed administrator of a nursing home in Ohio. He has seen the positive effects that animals can have on his residents, and feels very strongly about making animal interaction a part of the treatment options on his campus.
Links and References
- https://www.good-sam.com/locations/arlington-ohio
- https://topdogtips.com/best-dogs-for-seniors/
- http://www.petsfortheelderly.org/our-work/research.php
- https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1188&context=nursing-colloquium
- https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916013507/http://consensus.nih.gov/1987/1987HealthBenefitsPetsta003html.htm
- https://sophia.stkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1833&context=msw_papers
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