Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities have had a reputation for being sterile, grim places, but times are changing. Thankfully, it’s become a greater priority to make these facilities as welcoming and pleasant as possible. Everyone deserves a safe, comfortable, and happy home—and that includes birds and fish.

It was pouring rain and freezing cold. NYPD Officer Michael Pascale was on patrol when he saw a figure huddled shivering beside a fence.