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Loretto Rest Nursing Home Company
(315) 469-5570
700 E Brighton Ave
Syracuse, NY
Fairmount Gardens
(315) 488-1932
4913 W Genesee St
Camillus, NY
Cold Spring, NY Luxury 55+ community
(845) 265-9600
3377 Albany Post Road
Cold Spring, NY
Prospect Park Residence - Brooklyn NY
(718) 622-8400
1 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, NY
Sayville Commons NY
16312182397
400 Adams Way
Sayville, NY
Enriched Resources For Independent Elderly, Inc.
(315) 428-8562
312 Gifford St Apt 904
Syracuse, NY
Solvay Senior Apartments
(315) 468-6590
200 Russet Ln
Solvay, NY
Nottingham, The
(315) 445-9242
1301 Nottingham Rd
Jamesville, NY
Luxury Westchester NY 55+ Community- Glassbury Court at Hunterbrook
(914) 739-2060
2270 Dalton Drive
Cortlandt Manor, NY
Meadowbrook Pointe - Westbury NY
(516) 843-7646
1100 Corporate Drive
Westbury, NY
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Senior Communities Care for Dogs, Other Animals

Photos courtesy Silverado Senior Living
Those in charge of operations at Silverado Senior Living’s 16 communities have written a manual of rules for the residents – rules that require at least one dog and one cat for every 25 residents, one bird for every four residents and one aquarium for every 40 residents.

Beyond the 56 dogs, 45 cats and more than 400 fish and birds living with the seniors at the communities, a few extra pets have been added to the mix including a kangaroo, two miniature horses, two pot-bellied pigs, and several rabbits and guinea pigs.

Founded in 1996, Silverado Senior Living cares for those with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, and other dementias at locations in California, Texas, and Utah.

“We all know that pets provide the affection and unconditional love that can brighten seniors’ lives,” said Loren Shook, Silverado’s president and CEO. “But at Silverado, we understand that the positive impact of animals can go even deeper. For example, we involve our residents in caring for the animals on a daily basis.

“Helping to walk, groom, and feed them increases our residents’ feelings of self-esteem and worth because they feel they are being productive. This is tremendously important, because it’s so easy for those with memory impairment to feel helpless and unworthy and become depressed as a result.”

Shook attributes some of the residents’ health gains to the animals’ presence, including those who have regained the...

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