Product Description: Detailing the power of touch in caregiving, this book offers readers a way of relating to the elderly and the ill through gentle, age-appropriate massage, and sensitive physical contact. It expands the possible applications of touch and highlights both the importance and the efficancy of incorporating compassionte touch into care plans for the frail elderly and the ill, providing a much needed counterpoint to the medical model of care...read more

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Product Description: This revised and updated edition presents a combination of practical advice, true stories, and invaluable information for those who want to increase their ability to communicate more consciously and effectively through touch. The physical and psychosocial benefits of skilled touch for the confined, elderly, and ill are elucidated, providing the reader with a greater understanding of how to use touch as a tool to communicate with individuals living with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia...read more