For thousands of years the therapeutic use of touch has been known to support healing, relieve pain and provide comfort to those living with the effects of aging or illness.
Compassionate Touch® is a hands-on complementary approach for those in eldercare, hospice and palliative care. It combines one-on-one focused attention, intentional
touch and sensitive massage with specialized communication skills to
help enhance quality of life for those in later life stages.
Our training empowers massage therapists, health professionals and family caregivers to discover the transformative effects of touch and massage in caring for individuals in:
Long term care facilities
Hospice care
Palliative care
Alzheimer's and dementia care settings
Hospitals
Home care
“Touch brings forth our innate ability to be a healing presence and we discover deeper meaning in our work as caregivers.” -Ann Catlin, Director, Center for Compassionate Touch, LLC
Our Mission: Compassionate Touch® empowers caregivers by affirming their inherent ability to be a healing presence to others. We
honor, embrace, and champion the mutual benefit derived from being of
service to our elders in facility care and those at the end of life. To achieve our mission we:
Offer training and mentoring to massage therapists, health professionals and other caregivers
Partner with kindred individuals, organizations and institutions to uplift the lives and the communities we serve
Our Vision is a world where a healing presence in the form of touch is
commonplace and every elder, ill and dying person has access to the
benefits of Compassionate Touch®. In addition, we are a premiere
resource for all caregivers.
Hospice Massage: What is Our Role at Life's End? Part 2
Read our Blog- Touching Lives in Eldercare and Hospice The Art of Massage Therapy for Special Populations
Promotion and Sales: What language do you speak? By Lisa Curran Parenteau, LMT, NCTMB
Download a PDF of our 2009 Media Kit here. It gives some introductory information about Compassionate Touch® and our training services. Updated January 2009
View a clip of our DVD Compassionate Touch Presents: Sensitive Massage-Reclaiming the Human Touch in Caregiving on YouTube. You can purchase your own copy here!
"People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their
true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
-Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
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