Llamas Bring Happiness to Nursing Home | National Geographic

if you had someone and you said let’s go

if you had someone and you said let’s go look at a llama the Balaam is coming in

look at a llama the Balaam is coming in

look at a llama the Balaam is coming in the building oh my gosh when does a

the building oh my gosh when does a

the building oh my gosh when does a llama come in the building as soon as

llama come in the building as soon as

llama come in the building as soon as they see you Travis in the buildings

they see you Travis in the buildings

they see you Travis in the buildings everybody just wants to touch him

everybody just wants to touch him

everybody just wants to touch him repeatedly even when you come back and

repeatedly even when you come back and

repeatedly even when you come back and forth they’ll pet up like five or six

forth they’ll pet up like five or six

forth they’ll pet up like five or six times this breath is pretty potent but

times this breath is pretty potent but

times this breath is pretty potent but that doesn’t stop him from kissing the

that doesn’t stop him from kissing the

that doesn’t stop him from kissing the residents and you’re doing practice you

residents and you’re doing practice you

residents and you’re doing practice you are beautiful there’s been studies

are beautiful there’s been studies

are beautiful there’s been studies showing that there’s decreased agitation

showing that there’s decreased agitation

showing that there’s decreased agitation and increase participation in therapy

and increase participation in therapy

and increase participation in therapy with the use of animals there’s an

with the use of animals there’s an

with the use of animals there’s an innate calmness to the animals which is

innate calmness to the animals which is

innate calmness to the animals which is just immeasurable they don’t judge you

just immeasurable they don’t judge you

just immeasurable they don’t judge you because you’re in a wheelchair or

because you’re in a wheelchair or

because you’re in a wheelchair or because maybe you’re not sitting

because maybe you’re not sitting

because maybe you’re not sitting straight or having some other issue so

straight or having some other issue so

straight or having some other issue so we can get someone to stand and work on

we can get someone to stand and work on

we can get someone to stand and work on their balance to reach up and pat the

their balance to reach up and pat the

their balance to reach up and pat the llama a lot of facilities don’t have

llama a lot of facilities don’t have

llama a lot of facilities don’t have animals and I don’t know if there’s fear

animals and I don’t know if there’s fear

animals and I don’t know if there’s fear of the cleanliness or or what it is but

of the cleanliness or or what it is but

of the cleanliness or or what it is but it is so easy to do not everyone can

it is so easy to do not everyone can

it is so easy to do not everyone can have a llama in their front yard or

have a llama in their front yard or

have a llama in their front yard or chickens but encouraging your workers or

chickens but encouraging your workers or

chickens but encouraging your workers or families that visit to bring in their

families that visit to bring in their

families that visit to bring in their animals is no cost and it’s nothing but

animals is no cost and it’s nothing but

animals is no cost and it’s nothing but beneficial for the residents and it’s a

beneficial for the residents and it’s a

beneficial for the residents and it’s a shame that more facilities don’t because

shame that more facilities don’t because

shame that more facilities don’t because it is a wonderfully powerful experience

it is a wonderfully powerful experience

it is a wonderfully powerful experience for the residents and the patients that

for the residents and the patients that

for the residents and the patients that live in these

your favorite my favorite look at them

your favorite my favorite look at them just because someone is in a skilled

just because someone is in a skilled

just because someone is in a skilled nursing facility it doesn’t change who

nursing facility it doesn’t change who

nursing facility it doesn’t change who they are actually like what’s going on

they are actually like what’s going on

they are actually like what’s going on here and it can be such a gratifying

here and it can be such a gratifying

here and it can be such a gratifying experience there is a high level of loss

experience there is a high level of loss

experience there is a high level of loss at times and that’s hard there are days

at times and that’s hard there are days

at times and that’s hard there are days that are really hard but the reason you

that are really hard but the reason you

that are really hard but the reason you do it is because even if it is someone’s

do it is because even if it is someone’s

do it is because even if it is someone’s last time you’re able to make it more

last time you’re able to make it more

last time you’re able to make it more meaningful and sometimes that’s what you

meaningful and sometimes that’s what you

meaningful and sometimes that’s what you take away and that’s what keeps you

take away and that’s what keeps you

take away and that’s what keeps you going