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SUBMITTER: Newton W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9774757 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Newton Wendy W Signal Tania T Judd Jenni A JA
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20221219 24
Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) have been occurring in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) for more than 40 years and may relieve loneliness and improve quality of life. The presence of animals in RACF poses an inherent risk to residents and the animals involved. Little is known about the policies and guidelines for including animals in the Australian RACF. We anticipated that most RACFs would have some policies, but they may lack the detail necessary to keep humans and animal ...[more]