About Canine-Assisted Therapy
Individual Therapaws owner-dog teams are assigned to extended care facilities, hospitals, and other care centers for regularly scheduled visits.
Residents and patients are seen in their rooms or in group settings, in physical and occupational therapy clinics, waiting rooms, and other venues.
Emphasis is placed on one-on-one interaction with the dog who becomes a bridge for communication, motivation, encouragement, and empathy.
Request Our Therapy Dog Visits
If you believe that canine-assisted therapy can make a difference to people in your care by having a positive effect on their motivation, treatment results, and morale, Therapaws can help you meet these needs. Currently, Therapaws is serving Ann Arbor and surrounding communities only.
- Please print out this form (596 KB PDF file), fill in all the information, and mail it to:
Therapaws of Michigan, Inc.
P.O. Box 92
Dexter, MI 48130 - A Therapaws member will contact you and discuss your needs and Therapaws' procedures.
- A demonstration by a senior Therapaws team will be arranged for you at your facility, after which regular visits will be planned as soon as a team is available for your facility.
- The first visit, or more if needed, by the assigned team will be monitored by an official observer.
Therapaws remains available in a support position. Go to Facilities Visited by Therapaws for a list of facilities that Therapaws teams visit.
Facilities Visited by Therapaws
Therapaws of Michigan, Inc. (Therapaws) visits more than 40 settings in Ann Arbor and surrounding communities.
These include various floors, departments, and units within hospitals, extended care and assisted living facilities, rehabilitation and psychiatric centers, and schools and libraries.
Hospitals and Hospital-Related Facilities
| St. Joseph Mercy Health System 5301 East Huron River Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
St. Joseph Mercy Health System Huron Oaks 5401 McAuley Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
| St. Joseph Mercy Health System Huron Woods 5361 McAuley Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
St. Joseph Mercy Health System Livingston Hospital 620 Byron Road Howell, MI 48843 |
| St. Joseph Mercy Health System Sanctuary at St. Joseph Village 5341 McAuley Drive Ypsilanti, MI 48197 |
University of Michigan Health System 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
| University of Michigan Health System C.S. Mott Children's Hospital 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
University of Michigan Health System Silver Club Geriatrics Center 2401 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 |
| VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 |
Extended Care Facilities
| American House 3470 Carpenter Ypsilanti, MI 48197 |
Arbor Hospice 2366 Oak Valley Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108 |
| Center for Forensic Psychiatry P.O. Box 2060 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
Chelsea Retirement Center 805 West Middle St. #4000 Chelsea, MI 48118 |
| Church of Christ, Adult Day Care 2500 S. Main Street Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
Clare Bridge of Ann Arbor 750 W. Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
| Clawsen Manor 2300 Watkins Lake Road Waterford, MI 48328 |
Ele's Place 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
| Evangelical Home-Saline 440 West Russell Street Saline, MI 48176 |
Generations Together 2801 Baker Road Dexter, MI 48130 |
| Gilbert Residence 203 S. Huron Street Ypsilanti, MI 48197 |
Glacier Hills Retirement Community 1200 Earhart Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 |
| Heartland Health Care Center 4701 E. Huron River Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105 |
Northfield Place 8633 Main Street Whitmore Lake, MI 48189 |
| Probility Physical Therapy 2058 S. State Street, Ste. 500 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
Provincial House of Adrian 700 Lakeshire Trail Adrian, MI 49221 |
| Revival Outreach Adult Day Services 16115 Beck Road Northville, MI 48168 |
Silver Maples of Chelsea 100 Silver Maples Drive Chelsea, MI 48118 |
| Summerville at Brighton 833 East Grand River Avenue Brighton, MI 48116 |
Superior Woods Health Care Center 8380 Geddes Road Ypsilanti, MI 48198 |
| Towsley Village 805 W. Middle Street Chelsea, MI 48118 |
Willow Creek Assisted Living 44401 S. I-94 Service Drive Belleville, MI 48111 |