Re: Using Healthy Touch to Support and Nourish our Elders & Care Givers

I am happy to report that our community and global touch project is going very well. We have added several new senior volunteers who have given over 200 'stressouts' since the beginning of our project. http://pages.zdnet.com/jerryvest

We were very excited on Wednesday, Sep.13, when 9 senior, community nursing students from the New Mexico State University, Department of Nursing, and Instructor, Linda Schaberg, RN, ABD, arrived at our senior center to join our team. Following our orientation, the students exchanged with giving and receiving the chair like massage (stressout) and all are eager to learn our process and become certified.

We especially want to thank Irene Aguilar, Recreation Manager, as she serves to coordinate the nursing students and offer them learning opportunities and experiences working with our elders. Our entire team is engaged in recruiting and maintaining a strong base so that our program can continue to develop and offer safe, skillful and nourishing touch with our elders.

We want to encourage other programs and professionals throughout the world to incorporate skillful touch in your communities. We can tell from our evaluations that our services are greatly appreciated by both givers and receivers. Tweet