by Peter Peter | Nov 28, 2017 | Aquarium and Dementia, Aquarium Studies, Benefits Of An Aquarium, Health benefits and aquariums, Productivity, Stress Reduction
If you have residents that have high blood pressure or suffer from insomnia then keeping an aquarium may be good therapy for them and for your facility. Researchers have compared the effects of hypnosis vs. an aquarium, fishless vs. fish-filled aquariums, and no...
by Peter Peter | Nov 14, 2017 | Aquarium and Dementia, Aquarium Studies, Benefits Of An Aquarium, Health benefits and aquariums, Productivity, Stress Reduction
Watching fish and marine animals going about their daily lives, swimming in their aquarium’s terrain, is oddly calming and hypnotic in a sense and according to research recently published in Environment & Behavior, it’s good for your health too. British...
by Peter Peter | Nov 8, 2017 | Aquarium and Dementia, Aquarium Studies, Health benefits and aquariums, Stress Reduction
Many of us have experienced the fascination and feelings of peace and serenity that an aquarium of fish can create. In addition to being entertaining and beautiful, there is a multitude of therapeutic health benefits associated with aquariums. Researchers have...
by Peter Peter | Nov 7, 2017 | Aquarium and Dementia, Aquarium Studies, Aquariums, Health benefits and aquariums
Press Release: November 2017 Researchers at Purdue University have found that displaying tanks of brightly colored fish may curtail disruptive behaviors and improve eating habits of people with the disease of Alzheimer’s dementia. Folks with Alzheimer’s react...
by Peter Peter | Oct 19, 2017 | Aquarium and Dementia, Aquariums, Fish, Fish Keeping, Health benefits and aquariums
We are already aware of the calming and therapeutic benefits of watching fish swim in those living with dementia, benefits that are backed up by our clients who have our Aquariums in their dementia / aged care environments, but we have recently discovered some...
by Peter Peter | Oct 13, 2017 | Aquarium and Dementia, Aquarium Studies, Health benefits and aquariums
Influence of aquariums on resident behavior and staff satisfaction in dementia units The influence of an aquarium on resident behavior and staff job satisfaction in three dementia units was examined. The sample consisted of 71 individuals with dementia and 71...