There’s nothing like a visit from Santa to get you in the holiday spirit. However, when Santa happens to be a llama, such a visit is even more special. While this may seem a bit strange, the residents and team members at Wheelock Terrace Assisted Living eagerly awaited their annual visit from The Santa Llamas, who made their stop at Wheelock Terrace. During the visit, the llamas (Fiber McGee and Eddie Bauer) interacted with residents and showed off their festive Santa costumes. The llamas traveled up and down the halls of the community visiting with residents and spent time hanging out in the community’s living room. 

Wheelock Terrace believes in the importance of interactions with animals and understands that for many people there is little that compares to the unconditional love of an animal. Throughout the year, Wheelock Terrace facilitates regular interactions between therapy animals and residents. These interactions provide a number of benefits including lower blood pressure, relaxation, decreased anxiety or depression and even improved communication.