Product Description

HUG by Laugh is a sensory companion designed to bring pleasure and comfort to people living with 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
• Rechargeable

Specifications

Dimensions: 46cm x 28cm x 18cm

Weight: 1.3Kg