Robotic pets are helping to comfort dementia patients
A DEMENTIA patient spoke to her carers for the first time in 18 months as she was handed a robotic cat aimed to comfort sufferers.
Interactive cats and dogs are being trialled across south Essex to keep dementia patients living in care homes company.
One elderly lady in Admiral Court care home in Manchester Drive, Leigh hadn’t spoken for 18 months until she was given an interactive cat.
When the cat was placed on her lap and she stroked the interactive animal she muttered “beautiful” - much to the joy of staff at the home.