Residents at a Humberston care home have been treated to a series of calming pet therapy sessions with two Sphynx cats named Iggy and Ozzy. After members of staff, Wellbeing Co-ordinator Hayley Sandison and Kitchen Assistant Jamie Biddles, bought the two felines as kittens, residents at Clarendon Hall Care Home on Church Avenue were eager to meet them. Several months on, and the hairless cats have developed bonds with many of the residents, providing a calm and relaxed atmosphere for them whenever they come to visit.
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It makes them smile and very relaxed. Clarendon Hall residents Fred Ward and Jenny Skelton with the Sphynx cats (Image: Clarendon Hall) “The residents get excited when they know the cats will be visiting and they really look forward to it and are very thankful. We don’t have any residents who don’t like the pet visits.
" During the visits, Iggy and Ozzy have helped the residents in a number of ways, from providing a calm atmosphere and helping to settle a restless .
