Please register your Care Homes’ interest in receiving a Pets As Therapy visiting team by clicking the ‘Register Your Care Home’ button below.
Residents in care homes may suffer from ill health and can sometimes experience loneliness, depression and anxiety-related conditions. Feeling isolated from family members and having a lack of motivation or sense of purpose, a friendly PAT visit is a chance for residents to chat and reminisce about past experiences or much-loved pets.
Studies have shown that interacting with a PAT Pet can improve a person’s mental health and overall wellbeing. There's often an increased connection with carers and family too, and those living with dementia can feel energised and elated. It comes down to a very simple truth: pets just make us feel happier.
If you would like a special visitor to visit your care home, please complete our online registration form.
"It's great that my little dog can make residents feel happier. Hansie makes their day a little brighter." Emma (PAT Volunteer)
