Robotic pets bring joy, return memories, improve interactions with aged care residents
Aged care workers say robotic pets are helping residents reduce anxiety, depression and social isolation.
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Hope Hospice in Dublin provides life-like robotic pets for dementia patients combating social isolation amid COVID-19 pandemic
DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) -- A Dublin nonprofit came up with a perfect solution to provide seniors with moments of levity and companionship. For 10 months, senior care and hospice facilities have been closed to visitors to stop the spread of COVID-19 to vulnerable populations. Hope Hospice shutdown their volunteer program on March 16, 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Since then, seniors and patients living with dementia are not able to have any family visitors, pet therapy, and other volunteer servi...
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