by Kirstie Newell | Oct 19, 2022 | Loose Valley Care Home, Pet Therapy
We were delighted to welcome Hypo Hounds to Loose Valley Care Home on Thursday 13 October, who brought two gorgeous black Labradors to see us – 14 month old puppy-in-training Digby and retired 14 year old Tim. Hypo Hounds is a Charity Assistance Dog Programme...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 28, 2022 | Loose Valley Care Home, Pet Therapy
We are very excited with our tiny new arrivals at Loose Valley Care Home! Little tortoises, hatched from eggs with the help of our Head Housekeeper Debby, are such a welcome sight! Paula took three at a time around to see our residents for a little pet therapy visit....
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 11, 2022 | Loose Valley Care Home, Pet Therapy
Our cat Billy at Loose Valley Care Home loves the latest edition of our Group newsletter – the Nellsar News. He has been checking out his photo in this latest issue and thinks he looks very handsome! You will always find Billy at our Reception, usually sitting by our...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 18, 2021 | Loose Valley Care Home, Pet Therapy
This is our little two week old baby bunny which we’ve been lucky enough to have at Loose Valley Care Home for our residents to cuddle. It’s such a beautiful colour and so sweet! Sadly, it’s mother refused to look after it and it was left in the...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 29, 2021 | Loose Valley Care Home, Pet Therapy
It was chicken time at Loose Valley Care Home on Tuesday 28 September – hen power! It may come as a surprise, but chickens are a great therapy animal; having a hen sitting on your lap is so calming and she really listens to your voice when you have a chat to her!...
by Jodie Currey | Aug 16, 2021 | Loose Valley Care Home, Pet Therapy
We love our animals here at Loose Valley Care Home; we have rabbits, ducks, guinea pigs, a cat named Billy, and of course, chickens! We took one of our baby chicks around to the residents today; they are so cute and soft! The chick has lots of feathers and looks like...