Be-a-friend-Companionship with Paws
'Tackling Loneliness in Older People in Pembrokeshire'
Be-a-friend provides a free be-friending service to older people in Pembrokeshire through visits to their home from Enhanced DBS checked volunteers and their engaging temperament assessed dogs, in order to develop a friendship that does not currently exist with the aim of reducing feelings of loneliness and isolation.
We must remember that the love for a dog will never end, so a visiting Be-a-friend volunteer with their Be-a-friend dog can make a difference to older persons who are lonely and unable to care for a dog anymore, or have lost a dog recently.
A visit from a dog into a person’s home can:
- Reduce isolation and loneliness
- Improve wellbeing
- Increase the flow of feel-good hormones
- Reduce stress and lower blood pressure
- Be a welcome routine, something to look forward to Click on the link below to refer someone you know in your community, who would benefit from this servicehttps://forms.gle/iuk4EzTXPa93kJGDA