Best Senior Living – Contessa
Posted by Contessa, Pet Therapy Provider
My name is Contessa. I am a six year old West Highland Terrier and I live at The Cedars.
Actually, I don’t live there, but I am there every day and I have a bed there. My “mom” is President and CEO Kathy Callnan and she brings me to work with her every day!
Sometimes I take naps in her office while she’s having meetings, but usually she wakes me up and tells me to “Go to work, Tessa!” So I do.
My work is being a therapy dog. I visit with residents in the Hoffman Center every week. Sometimes I hear about their grandchildren or their own dogs and sometimes I just get my ears scratched. I like that a lot.
My other job is helping my friends Kim Doyon and Janine Fifield run the Life Enrichment program. Sometimes Kim will read the newspapers to us and sometimes we bake cookies. We do art projects and arrange flowers and have concerts. One of my favorite singers is Jim who also works at the front desk. We have a really good time.
I’m also the resident greeter and watchdog. It’s a busy life!