COMPASSIONATE TOUCH for Those in Later Life Stages™ TREATMENT

     A Compassionate Touch for Those in Later Life Stages™ treatment involves one-on-one attention, extensive eye contact, patient-centered conversation, and may include hand-holding, back and shoulder relaxation, or the application of lotion to the extremities, and a keen ear for listening. By supplying specifically those aspects of interpersonal interaction often missing in the lives of long-term facility residents, COMPASSIONATE TOUCH for Those in Later Life Stages™ allows the patients to feel valued, increases their communication with others, and encourages the release of endorphins (the body’s natural pain manager), thus ameliorating pain and enhancing feelings of well-being.

     A Compassionate Touch for Those in Later Life Stages™ treatment is as unique as the individual for each session unfolds according to the needs of the individual at that particular time. The practitioner comes to each session without an agenda, but rather with a bag of opportunities for change on numerous levels: physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. While one person might enjoy the practitioner to accompany her/him on a walk around the grounds, another might need a listener who offers neither judgment nor opinions, and still another might find great value in simply holding hands.

     The length of a COMPASSIONATE TOUCH for Those in Later Life Stages™ session can vary from 20-25 minutes or longer depending on the needs of the individual. Many elderly or ill can receive a days worth of benefits from a 20 minute session. There are no contraindications for Compassionate Touch for Those in Later Life Stages™.

For more information call (781) 581-7028 or email DMWI@aol.com