December 1 — CareMeridian, a leading provider of post acute healthcare alternatives, has begun utilizing pet therapy at its Escondido facility as a means of providing brain stimulation and relaxation to its patients.

Studies have shown that introducing animals into a patient’s environment humanizes the rehabilitation process and provides extensive benefits to the patient’s emotional well-being.

Working with Love On a Leash (loveonaleash.org), a national foundation that provides pet therapy training and certification, CareMeridian and its patients are beginning to experience the joy that a connection with a pet can bring. Below is a video from CarlsbadPatch showing pet therapy in action at CareMeridian.

CareMeridian, a partner  of The MENTOR Network, provides cost-effective, sophisticated post acute care alternatives for catastrophically ill or injured patients of all ages.  With 16 facilities located throughout Northern, Central and Southern California, as well as in the Southwest locations of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona, CareMeridian provides a unique service delivery model, merging the aesthetics of a residential environment within the framework of state-of-the-art technology and personalized service from an experienced and skilled health care team.

The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain, spinal cord and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families in nearly 40 states. To learn more, visit www.thementornetwork.com.

Contact:
Dan Larson
Chief Development Officer
314.440.4257
dlarson@caremeridian.com