Facilities

"In today's high-tech healthcare environment, it is ironic that a puppy's sloppy kiss can create measurable health benefits. The evidence favoring the health value of pets is so compelling that if pet therapy were a pill, we would not be able to manufacture it fast enough".

Larry Dossey, MD
Executive Editor, Alternative Therapies, July 1997
"The Healing Power of Pets: A Look at Animal-Assisted Therapy"

PFH volunteers began visiting patients in three facilities in Napa county in 1999: Queen of the Valley Medical Center, St. Helena Hospital, and the Yountville Veterans Home. Today we are welcomed into more than 60 sites and work with a variety of clients in Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Marin Counties. Yet there are never enough volunteers to satisfy the requests we receive.

We have grouped our affiliated sites by the city they are located in. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please look through the list to find a site that provides health care or educational services in the city you are interested in visiting


If you are affiliated with a facility that would like to start a PFH program, please go to our "Services" page where we describe what our organization can do for your clients or site.

American Canyon
Napa City-County Library (Paws for Reading)
American Canyon Branch (Paws for Reading)

Angwin
Crestwood Center at the Napa Valley
Mental Health Rehabilitation Center

Benicia
Benicia Public Library (Paws for Reading)
PACE Benicia

Calistoga
Calistoga Gardens
Napa City-County Library Calistoga Branch (Paws for Reading)

Fairfield
Fairfield Civic Center Library (Paws for Reading)
Fairfield Cordelia Library (Paws for Reading)
Fairfield Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Fairfield Senior Day Program
La Mariposa Care & Rehabilitation Center
Laurel Creek Health Center at Paradise Valley Estates
Emeritus at Rancho Solano (formerly Loyalton) Senior Residential & Assisted Living Community
NorthBay Medical Center
PACE Fairfield
PACE Winery Square
Summerville At Westwind Gardens
Telecare Solano Psychiatric Health Facility

Kentfield
Anthony Bacich ElementarySchool (Paws for Reading)

Napa
Adult Day Care Services of Napa Valley
Concordia Manor
Hospice of Napa Valley
Napa City-County Library (Paws for Reading)
Napa Main Library (Paws for Reading)
Napa State Hospital
Queen of the Valley Hospital
Golden Living Center
Stayman Estates - Jomar Residential Care Facility for the Elderly
The Berkshire Assisted Living and Dementia Care
The Meadows of Napa Valley Retirement Community
Vine Village

Petaluma
Petaluma Regional Library (Paws for Reading)
Sunrise Assisted Living

Rohnert Park
Chez Louise
Marguerite Hahn Elementary (Paws for Reading)

San Francisco
VA Medical Center - Community Living Center Long Term Care & Rehabilitation

San Rafael
Golden Home Senior Center

Santa Rosa
Brighton Gardens - Sunrise Senior Living
Friends House Assisted Living and Nursing Unit
Kaiser Permanente Hospital - Santa Rosa
Memorial Hospital
Sonoma County Library (Paws for Reading)
Rincon Valley Library (Paws for Reading)
Spring Lake Village

Sebastopol
Apple Valley Rehabilitation
Council on Aging - Senior Day Services
Sebastopol Senior Day Services
Park Side Elementary School (Paws for Reading)
Pine Crest Elementary School (Paws for Reading)
l CASTLE (Summer Paws for Reading)
Sebastopol Union School District

Sonoma
Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley
London House Convalescent Hospital
Sonoma Valley Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility

St. Helena
Rose Haven Care for the Elderly
St. Helena Hospital
St. Helena Primary School (Paws for Reading)
St. Helena Public Library (Paws for Reading)

Suisun
Kings Way Care Home
PACE Suisun

Travis AFB
David Grant Medical Center
Fisher House
Mitchell Memorial Library (Paws for Reading)

Vacaville
Kaiser Permanente - Vacaville
NorthBay Adult Day Center
Oakdale Heights
PACE Vacaville
PACE Parkway
Seasons of Vacaville (formerly Paramount Parks)
VacaValley Hospital
Vacaville Convalescent & Rehabilitation Center
Vacaville Public Library - Cultural Center (Paws for Reading)
Vacaville Public Library - Town Square (Paws for Reading)
Winsor House Convalescent Hospital

Vallejo
Cave Elementary School (Paws for Reading)
Glen Cove Elementary School (Paws for Reading)
Merrill Gardens North Bay
PACE Georgia
PACE 1
Pennycook Elementary School (Paws for Reading)
Solano Adult Day Health Care Center
St. Helena Hospital Center for Behavioral Health

Windsor
Chancellor Place
Windsor Public Library (Paws for Reading)

Yountville
Veterans Home of California - Yountville