RALEIGH, N.C. – Social events are starting back up at some senior living communities, offering a chance to mix with friends again.
So Fetch K-9 Adventures, in partnership with Saving Grace Animals for Adoption, brought puppies to Water Garden Park Apartments in Raleigh. Meals on Wheels joined in on the event to get reacquainted with the seniors they serve.
Saundra Lloyd, a coordinator with Water Garden Park Apartments, says this is exactly what the residents needed after a tough year with the pandemic.
“They had a lot of depression and loneliness,” Lloyd said. “They couldn’t even play cards because all the common areas were closed. They could not watch TV together because all the common areas were closed, so it was really rough for them.”
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