HUG by Laugh is a sensory companion designed to bring pleasure and comfort to people living with advanced dementia. With its soft body housing a beating heart and weighted limbs, it provides a hugging sensation when cuddled to enhance overall well-being.
HUG™ is backed by academic research and has been extensively tested in hospitals, care homes, and with individuals living at home. Findings from NHS qualitative evaluation (hospital setting) HUG was found to:
- Reduce anxiety and agitation
- Provide reassurance
- Improve communication
- Reduce loneliness and isolation
- Provide a sense of purpose
- Increase oral intake
- Provide an alternative to medication – reduced falls risk
- Enable medical procedures and personal care
- Modify distressing behaviours
- Enable patients to feel ‘grounded’ (proprioception)
Features
- Soft Comfortable Body
- Weighted Limbs
- Machine Washable
- Built in music player now with BLUETOOTH!!
- Rechargeable
Specifications
Dimensions: 46cm x 28cm x 18cm
Weight: 1.3Kg