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What
is Pet Visitation?
Pet Visitation is an opportunity for dogs to visit
with people under assisted care. While not Certified
Therapy Dogs, similar benefit can be provided by these
dogs such as lowering heart rate and stress, memory
recall and social stimulus. Recent studies have shown
the benefits of Pet Visitation to be as beneficial to
the residents of Assisted Living Homes as other forms
of therapy.
The Sam Simon Foundation provides visitation to
several Assisted Living Homes in neighboring
communities. A few of the dogs in our
Hearing Dog Program
accompany a member of our training staff on these
visits. Not only do the residents have an opportunity
to spend time with a dog in their lap, but our dogs
receive additional socialization which is very
important to their training.
“The pets are the highlight of the day when they come.
While our community allows pets to live here with
their owner, we have so many pet lovers that do not
have the opportunity to have a pet of their own. These
residents thoroughly enjoy and look forward to these
bi-monthly visits. As soon as Tyler and the pets
arrive, their faces light up and a spark is ignited in
them.” Sharyn Houselog, Engage Life Director, Atria
Hillcrest of Thousand Oaks.
For more information on Pet Visitation, please
contact us!
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We are a 501 C3 non-profit organization privately funded
through the generosity of Mr. Sam Simon so we do not accept
any public donations.
WE OFFER THESE SERVICES FREE OF COST TO ALL RECIPIENTS OF OUR
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The Sam Simon
Charitable Foundation. |
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info@samsimonfoundation.org |
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310.457.5898 VoiceTTY |
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