{"id":1572,"date":"2021-09-27T09:54:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T14:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/gainesville\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2021-09-27T09:54:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T14:54:38","slug":"home-care-touching-hearts-at-home-says-goodbye-to-the-dog-days-of-summer-by-donating-robo-therapy-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/blog\/home-care-touching-hearts-at-home-says-goodbye-to-the-dog-days-of-summer-by-donating-robo-therapy-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Touching Hearts at Home Says Goodbye to the &#8220;Dog Days of Summer&#8221; by Donating Robo-Therapy Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><em>Touching Hearts at Home<\/em><\/strong> has officially said GOODBYE to the &#8220;DOG DAYS OF SUMMER&#8221; by donating Robo-Therapy pets to our incredible clients and over 13 nursing homes and communities in Gainesville and Lake City, Fla. \ud83d\udc3e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/thfdog1-796x1024.png\" alt=\"Home Care Lake City FL - Touching Hearts at Home Says Goodbye to the &quot;Dog Days of Summer&quot; by donating Robo-Therapy Pets to Nursing Homes in our Community\" class=\"wp-image-1446\" \/><figcaption>Home Care Lake City FL &#8211; Touching Hearts at Home Says Goodbye to the &#8220;Dog Days of Summer&#8221; by Donating Robo-Therapy Pets to Nursing Homes in our Community<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">These robotic dogs and cats were created just for seniors &#8212; especially those with Parkinson&#8217;s &amp; Dementia. The benefits of Robo-Therapy pets for seniors are numerous including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2665 Significant reduction in agitation and social isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2665 Improves quality of life for both patients and their family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2665 Robotic pets may be a feasible way to mitigate behavioral disturbances in patients with ICU delirium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/thfdog2-796x1024.png\" alt=\"Home Care Lake City FL - Touching Hearts at Home Says Goodbye to the &quot;Dog Days of Summer&quot; by donating Robo-Therapy Pets to Nursing Homes in our Community\" class=\"wp-image-1447\" width=\"398\" height=\"512\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><em>We want to thank the Department of Elder Affairs and State of Florida for the grant to make these donations possible.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_0\"><strong>If you are considering <em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/services\/alzheimers-dementia-care\/\">Home Care Services in Lake City FL<\/a><\/em>, for an aging loved one, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts Home Care. Call today: <em><a href=\"tel:3522253727\">352-225-3727<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tHome Care Lake City FL-\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[72,136],"class_list":["post-1572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-touching-hearts-home-care-news","tag-home-care-lake-city-fl","tag-touching-hearts-home-care-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Touching Hearts at Home Says Goodbye to the &quot;Dog Days of Summer&quot; by Donating Robo-Therapy Pets - Touching Hearts at Home of Gainesville, FL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/blog\/home-care-touching-hearts-at-home-says-goodbye-to-the-dog-days-of-summer-by-donating-robo-therapy-pets\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Touching Hearts at Home Says Goodbye to the &quot;Dog Days of Summer&quot; by Donating Robo-Therapy Pets - 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