Alzheimer's Information — Pets for Alzheimer's

Although therapy animals are often used to assist blind and disabled individuals, it has also become very common to enlist therapy animals to help treat patients with Alzheimer's or other memory loss disorders. Because many Alzheimer's and dementia patients struggle with social interaction and experience many negative symptoms such as irritability, depression, and feelings of isolation and loneliness, therapy animals are often the perfect companions to stimulate physical and mental activity.Dogs in particular have proven to reduce stress and increase pleasure by their mere presence. Many Alzheimer's patients who would otherwise respond to little or nothing else in their environment,...