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Hen Therapy in Care Homes
Hen Therapy in Care Homes
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The incubator we used was an R-COM 20 PRO for 20 eggs, and an R-COM 10 PRO for 10 Eggs.
I also purchased a folding Puppy Playpen to hold the Chicks and a Heat Pad to keep Chicks warm.
If Hens Could Help Change If Hens are a Stimulating Activity If Hens Could Lead to a Reduction
Residents Behaviour that Could also Help in Bereavement in Medication for Residents
Some resident’s were anxious, agitated and We had noticed that when grieving, people A previous British and American study in to
could be verbally or physically challenging often became withdrawn and quite often Hen Therapy had found this was possible,
due to their varying stages of Dementia. chose to isolate themselves away. we wanted to try replicate this ourselves.
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COMMUNICATION SINGING
The NOW
Hen Therapy concentrated on
helping the residents in that part
of their life where they are NOW.
The NOW
The VOID
The void is that part of the
Dementia where the persons
The VOID
Description here memories fade away. The VOID
cannot be brought back.
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Peter Ronan CDP Dip.FHP