Rolf, 78, would rather die than leave his four cats, but there are no aged care homes that will allow them. Only one-in-five care homes in Australia are willing to consider pets.
There are concerns older people are risking their health to stay with pets, as most aged care homes do not allow themEfforts have begun to educate and encourage more providers to change their policies because of the health benefits
"It's a very depressing, hard time to go through, but to give up your best friend and companion along with that, and god knows where that pet's going to go." "It's a lot more complex because of the frailty of the individuals as they deteriorate in their ageing process," he said. "The interaction with the residents is very clearly to their benefit both emotionally and physically," Mr Hardwick said."It makes it a bit more homey," she said.
There are a few rules to having a pet, including having leads when outside the bedroom and having a family or a representative agree to take it in an emergency.
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