G'day - and you might be wondering what I've been doing to help residents, but it's not me, it's another Chloe in Western Australia - we're everywhere!
Anika Hume of the Mudgee Guardian has penned this piece which I thought was worth sharing with all my readers.
Residents of Pioneer House’s dementia wings are relearning memories thanks to some help from a furry friend.
Chloe, a white three-year-old Maltese Shihtzu cross, has been living at the residence up to four days a week since she was eight-weeks old and spends most of her days bringing joy to the faces of those who struggle to remember their life before the lodge.
Working primarily in Braeholme (Pioneer House’s high care dementia unit), D wing (low care dementia unit) and A wing (high care patient unit), Chloe has become an important part of the furniture - and the therapy program - at the residence.
“As a little puppy, she brings out the warmth in the residents and makes them feel at home, but she also helps prompt and bring back their memories of pets they have had or have been around throughout their life,” Chloe’s owner and Pioneer House Recreational Activities Officer Rhonda Brooke said.
If you have a copy of the Mudgee Guardian of 25 March, you can find the full story on page 7.
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