George Baehm, Virginia Stubbs, Wade Cowart and Semmie Brown, The Lantern at Collegedale residents, hold and pet animals from at-risk environments during a presentation at the Collegedale Library
Residents at The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, Collegedale attended an educational presentation at the Collegedale Library sponsored by Planet Health.
Guest speaker Bob Tarter, wildlife education biologist with the Natural History Education Company of the Midsouth, gave a presentation about the world's endangered species, bringing with him animals for the attendees to touch, pet, and cuddle.
As part of the Meaningful Day program, the memory care residents participate in educational seminars, broadening their worldview and exposing them to new experiences, officials said.
The residents came face-to-face with animals from at-risk environments, including a white-nosed cotimundi, Reeve's muntjac deer, and a red-tailed boa.