Canine therapy is a monthly enjoyment for elderly residents at Caser Residencial Santo Angel
Dog therapy helps combat depression and reduce stress
Caser Residencial Santo Ángel nursing home, located in Murcia capital city, always do their best to provide new enjoyments – as well as mental and physical stimulation – for their residents, which is why they employ canine therapy every single month.Every few weeks, physiotherapist Cristina’s dogs, Hela and Odin, visit the residents at Caser Residencial Santo Ángel, and it has become one of everyone’s favourite regular moments at the centre.
Pet therapy has been proven to improve mental health, lower stress and alleviate symptoms of depression and sadness as simply being in the presence of an animal causes the body to release serotonin, prolactin and oxytocin.Using therapy dogs is just one of the ways that Caser Residencial aims to improve quality of life for users; for foreign citizens at the centre, whether residents or day centre users, their International Unit provides British food, along with leisure activities and professional medical care services in English.
To find out how you can benefit from pet therapy, physiotherapy, neurorehabilitation and other services for the Third Age in Murcia, contact Caser Residencial Santo Ángel using the contact details below:
Address
Calle Madre Maria Seiquer, 48, 30151, Santo Angel (Murcia)Tel: +34 968 84 22 62
Santo Ángel residential care home provides assisted living, nursing and rehabilitative therapy for the elderly in Murcia in a comfortable and homely setting, so you and your loved ones can get the level of care you need and deserve.The six-storey Caser Residencial Santo Ángel retirement home is located in the desirable residential area of Santo Ángel just outside the city of Murcia city, 5.3 kilometres south of the centre. The location couldn’t be better, offering quick access to the city centre while being quiet and secluded enough to afford residents and visitors magnificent views of the natural surroundings of the mountains which dominate the skyline south of the regional capital.
The centre has room for 267 residents to live in a generously spacious area, and there is also a Day Centre with 25 places available, a special care unit for people with Alzheimer’s and a Psychogeriatric Unit to offer the best specialised care to residents with mental health problems. In additon. there are special units catering for those with behavioural disorders and people who have suffered stroke or brain damage.
Best of all, there’s a dedicated International Unit on site that caters for the needs of ex-pats and foreign residents, helping to meet their needs and provide them with the highest quality care in a safe and familiar environment.
For residents, there are both twin and single rooms available, and the option to stay indefinitely or temporarily for the purposes of recuperation, post-operative treatment or family rest.
Services for elderly care at Caser Residencial Santo Ángel
- Medical service
- International Unit
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Nursing
- Speech therapy
- Neuropsychology
- Rehabilitative physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Sensory stimulation
- Therapeutic leisure
- Social work
- Sociocultural Animation
- Pharmacy
- Day centre
Opening/Contact Hours:
- 9am – 10pm
Contact Caser Residencial Santo Ángel today for more information on live-in care at a residential retirement home or to benefit from the Day Centre and rehabilitative services.
