Dementia Service Dogs an Idea That Should be Growing

Most of us are aware of service dogs, especially guide dogs for people with sight impairment, because we see them around our communities. These dogs are not pets. They are working animals and are allowed wherever the person they serve goes. Increasingly, other service dogs are being trained to help people with impaired hearing, people who have grand mal seizures and people with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. With more than five million people in the U.S. alone coping with the effects of Alzheimer’s, any attempt to help people with dementia have a better quality of life is welcome.  So why not have trained service dogs for people with dementia? Read full article on HealthCentral about how dementia dogs are an idea that has come: Support a caregiver or jump start discussion in support groups with real stories - for bulk orders of Minding Our Elders e-mail Carol                Related StoriesBe Kind but Firm about Mother's Place in Family's LifeReasons to Overcome Denial and Seek Potential Dementia DiagnosisCaregiver Tells of Harrowing Experience in Handling Parents' Finances 
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