Friendship Foundation: Facilities Visited with Pets These are some of the facilities the Friendship Foundation visits with dogs and cats to bring a smile to those no longer able to have pets of their own, or simply needing the sincere non-judgmental acceptance a pet can give. All are in the San Francisco East Bay Area.

Berkeley Herrick Hospital Oakland Children's Hospital Salem-Lutheran Home Providence Pavilion/Summit Hospital Piedmont Gardens Orinda Orinda Rehabilitation and Convalescent Hospital Richmond Therapeutic Nursery School San Leandro John George Psychiatric Pavilion Willow Rock Center Walnut Creek Valley View Lodge

FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION FACILITY LIST

FACILITY DEFINITIONS

Independent Living, Retirement Communities:  Designed for those who are totally independent (or nearly so).

Assisted Living:  Accommodates older adults who do no have extensive medical care needs but require assistance with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating and medications.

Intermediate Care Facility:  For those who are not bed bound, and can move about the facility under their own initiative, even with a wheelchair.  They may be  incontinent and require intermittent nursing services.

Skilled Nursing Facility:  For patient who needs 24-hour nursing supervision, many of whom are confined to bed for some portion of the day or who are incontinent.  SNF's are sometimes referred to as "Convalescent Hospitals", although most SNF's offer a rehabilitation component, which means that some residents are there to recover from surgery and need extra therapy before returning to their own homes.

Alzheimer and Memory Loss Care:  These facilities can be either Day Care, where participants attend daily or a few days a week for a set number of hours, or residential where the patients actually live at the facility.  Participants are at different levels of memory loss, some more severe than others.  The day programs provide families and caregivers of those afflicted with Alzheimer's Parkinson's and related disorders a safe place to take them when they need a break from managing daily care.

Children with Disabilities:  These children have developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, communication disorders, learning disabilities, autism and other behavioral issues that impact social relationships.

Chronic/Acute/Sub-Acute Psychiatric Treatment Centers - Psychiatric Treatment centers for individuals with various degrees of psychiatric problems: chronic (long-term and persistent), acute (extreme) and sub-acute (less extreme) psychiatric disorders.