- Description
- Offers a program for individuals to interact with a therapy dog.
Service provides:
- a program for hospitals, retirement residences, long-term and short-term care facilities, schools, community centres, and libraries for particpants to interact with a therapy dog to help manage pain and stress, provide comfort, and more
Activities include:
- talking with the volunteer and the dog
- feeling, touching, petting, stroking, and / or cuddling the dog
- receiving unconditional love from the dog
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- hospitals
- seniors residences and care facilities
- schools, universities, and colleges
- community centres and libraries
- Application Process
- Service Access: Application Required, To access service:
- request forms may be found on website
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 1-800-665-7114
- Fax
- 587-701-3327
- Web Site
- http://www.sja.ca
- medicinehat@sja.ca
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- March 27, 2024
- Address
- 346 4 Street SE
Medicine Hat, AB, T1A 0K2
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon07:30 AM to 04:00 PMTue07:30 AM to 04:00 PMWed07:30 AM to 04:00 PMThu07:30 AM to 04:00 PMFri07:30 AM to 04:00 PM
Program hours vary.