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RESIDENTS AT ESTON CARE HOME EMBRACE THEIR LATEST RECRUIT

01/08/2022

Residents at Astune Rise care home in Eston have welcomed the latest addition to their family – Mitsi a 9-year-old Papillion.

Mitsi has quickly become part of the home and even has her own care plan which stipulates unlimited cuddles, lots of treats and the odd bone. Her human Kelly works at Astune Rise and is happy to share Mitsi with the residents.

Celebrity dog trainer Graeme Hall, from Channel 5’s Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, recently endorsed the benefits of dogs in care homes saying that ‘spending time with a dog can reduce resting heart rates and indicate lower stress levels’.

Caroline Bowstead, home manager, said: “Many of the residents have had dogs during their lives and enjoy Mitsi’s company. It’s lovely to see how much they love having her around, even walking her up and down the path. Just the other day she was laid watching cricket with one of our gentleman and he was chatting away to her explaining what was happening.

“It’s amazing how much of an impact animals have on residents’ mood. Mitsi is a very good girl and absolutely loves meeting everyone.

“There’s been lots of studies showing that bringing animals into care homes can help improve residents’ sense of wellbeing and increases social interaction and that’s certainly been the case with Mitsi.”

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NEWS RELEASE: ISSUED ON BEHALF OF POPULAR CARE

CONTACT: Caroline Walker on 01325 363436

Notes to editors:

Popular Care is a care home provider established in 2006 with homes across the North East of England and Scotland. It operates four homes, caring for those in need of residential, nursing, respite and palliative care with additional experience in learning difficulties, and specialist illnesses such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s.

(https://www.popularcare.co.uk/)

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L - R: Residents Barbara Mcparland and Margaret Mosely
L - R: Residents Barbara Mcparland and Margaret Mosely
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