Exmoor Zoo visits Nursing Home!

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 27, 2011 -- Residents at the award-winning Heanton Nursing Home received some unusual guests recently when
Exmoor Zoo paid a visit to the elderly folk.

Zoo keeper, Steven Eddy, escorted a diverse group of animals to the home including a skunk, as well as a corn snake, a spider and some insects.

The excited residents were able to pet the animals and had an educational talk on their visitors.

Nursing home manager Jo Rutherford told us: “It was a fun filled day where all the residents were able to enjoy spend time petting different

“We are extremely fortunate to have such a dedicated activities team they never fail to come up with new and innovative ideas for our activities diary.

“Following the success of earlier visits from Exmoor Zoo a further visit was an absolute must and it was a true pleasure to see the amazement and joy on our residents faces as they interacted with the animals.”

Heanton Nursing Home specialises in EMI nursing for people with dementia.

For more information on Heanton Nursing Home please contact Jo Rutherford on 01271 813744.

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