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 of Michigan, Inc. (Therapaws) can help you meet these needs.
- Please print out this form (548 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 centers, psych centers, and schools and libraries.
Hospitals and Hospital-Related Facilities
| University of Michigan Health Systems 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Huron Woods/St. Joseph Mercy Hospital 5361 McAuley Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
| University of Michigan-Mott Hospital 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
St. Joseph Mercy-Livingston 620 Byron Road Howell, MI 48843 |
| St. Joseph Mercy Hospital 5301 East Huron River Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 |
| Huron Oaks/St. Joseph Mercy Hospital 5401 McAuley Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
Extended Care Facilities
| Alterra Clare Bridge of Ann Arbor 750 W. Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
Heartland Health Care Center 4701 E. Huron River Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105 |
| American House 3470 Carpenter Road Ypsilanti, MI 48197 |
Helpsource Ann Arbor Adult Day Services 3879 Packard Road Ann Arbor, MI 48108 |
| Arbor Hospice and Home Care 2366 Oak Valley Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
Northfield Place 8633 Main Street Whitmore Lake, MI 48189 |
| Center for Forensic Psychiatry P.O. Box 2060 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
Riverview of Ann Arbor 355 Huron View Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
| Eisenhower Center 3200 East Eisenhower Ann Arbor, MI 48108 |
Silver Maples of Chelsea 100 Silver Maples Drive Chelsea, MI 48118 |
| Evangelical Home-Saline 440 West Russell Street Saline, MI 48176 |
Superior Woods Health Care Center 8380 Geddes Road Ypsilanti, MI 48198 |
| Generations Together 2801 Baker Road Dexter, MI 48130 |
Towsley Village 805 W. Middle Street Chelsea, MI 48118 |
| Glacier Hills Retirement Community 1200 Earhart Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 |
Willow Creek Assisted Living 44401 South I-94 Service Drive Belleville, MI 48111 |