Retired Nurses National Home gets visit from unique animals
07 Oct 2022
3 min read
At Friends of the Elderly’s Retired Nurses National Home Care Home (RNNH) in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents enjoyed a recent visit from a wide range of unusual animals.
This came about thanks to a visit from The Creature Teachers, a local animal encounters and experiences company which brings a variety of exotic and domestic animals into care homes for one-to-one interactions.
As part of the care home’s varied activity programme, residents spent an afternoon sitting in the shade in RNNH’s beautiful grounds being introduced to and engaging with a barn owl named Echo, two ferrets – Sunshine and Chester, Vincent the tortoise, Perci a giant tabbit and a unique snake named Jasper.
Talking about the visit, Registered Manager, Alan Johnson said:
Our residents enjoyed their time meeting different animals from The Creature Teacher’s varied reptilia, warrens, parliaments, lounges and businesses – which I’ve learnt are the collective names.
The Creature Teachers is owned and operated by Lisa Kiely and her small team of hand- picked Creature Teachers.
Lisa said:
At The Creature Teachers, we promote responsible and respectful animal handling, and our ‘one on one’ approach encourages everyone to get hands on with our Creature Team in a way that is safe and comfortable for handlers and animals alike.
It was wonderful to see the RNNH residents making real connections with our Creature Family. We tailor each of our encounters so they are not only accessible and entertaining, but beneficial and therapeutic to the people we visit. It was a great afternoon.
Alan added:
Lisa and her team, together with their marvellous collection of creatures, gave our residents a unique and joyful afternoon. They were patient and calming and helped some residents overcome their animal fears, giving them time to be confident and happy to touch or stroke one or more or the creatures.
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