Service dogs helping disabled with daily tasks
Rehab Regs, February 24, 2006
A business in North Carolina is helping the disabled with everyday tasks and therapy, according to the Carteret County (NC) News-Times.
Lifeline Canines of Huber trains dogs to help people perform activities such as turning on a light switch, picking up small items, and zipping clothes. The dogs cost $3,500
The dogs are trained to work with an individual person. They can also open and close doors, pull wheelchairs, and alert someone in case of emergency.
Some dogs are also trained to help patients undergoing physical and occupational therapy. The dogs not only provide motivation and encouragement, according to the News-Times, but also are a part of some exercises.
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Topic: CMS, OESS post new security compliance review information, checklist
- HIPAA Q&A: Answering service messages
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- News and briefs: Oklahoma Osteopathic Association against residency bill change
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- QA:Coding multiple initial infusions
- Are your workforce members texting PHI?
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- The debate continues: Nurses who reported physician to the Texas Medical Board file federal appeal
- E-mailed
-
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Are your workforce members texting PHI?
- Don't let these sentinel events trigger falsely
- Arkansas woman convicted for HIPAA violation
- Reasons for inadequate fluid intake in the elderly
- Q&A tackles coding questions about injections and infusions
- Joint Commission Center announces handoff communication solutions
- Inside best practice: Reduce patient falls with a stoplight
- Identify modifiable risk factors to prevent patient falls
- Hospitalist-surgeon comanagement has no effect on outcomes
- Searched