Quality-of-Life Services
When children and families stay at Ryan House, services and activities are offered to enhance the experience and strengthen relationships. All planning and care is family driven and family focused. These services and activities include:
- Art, music, recreation and pet therapies
- Massage and sensory therapies
- Outside play area and meditation garden
- Library, videos, computers, games, toys
- Advocacy and consultation
- Flexible and timely emotional and spiritual support
In addition to improving Quality-of-Life, these opportunities also offer:
Art Therapy benefits
• Enhances the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals
• Helps children find the courage to go beyond being scared and sad
• Increases self-esteem and self-awareness
• Helps resolve conflicts and problems
• Aids in developing interpersonal skills
• Helps individuals achieve insight
• Assists in managing behavior
• Reduces stress
Music Therapy benefits
• Addresses physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs
• Promotes wellness
• Aids in managing stress
• Alleviates pain
• Helps individuals express feelings
• Enhances memory
• Improves communication
• Promotes physical rehabilitation
Warm Water/Hydrotherapy benefits
• Promotes opportunities for active versus passive movements
• Relieves an array of chronic symptoms
• Helps increase range of motion
• Improves circulation
• Improves head control
• Improves respiratory function
• Decreases pain
• Promotes positive interactions with caregivers
• May improve sleep during the night
Sensory opportunities/benefits in the Snoezlen®
• An enjoyable place to “just be”
• Benefits visual, tactile, olfactory, auditory, vestibular, and proprioception senses
• Safe and non-threatening – success at any level of ability
• Children and caregivers can recuperate and relax
• Opportunities to improve communications, enhance understanding of others, and build
trust in relationships
• Increased interaction and movements with the GestureTek interactive floor surface
Pet Connections® benefits
• Pets’ non judgmental behaviors help children and families feel special and bonded
• Interaction with pets enhances self-esteem
• Teaches responsibility and respect toward other living beings
• Provides companionship and relieves stress
• Provides diversions from pain or discomfort
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