Thanks for creating this blog. I thought it was a very interesting read. It is so interesting reading other peoples personal take on a subject.

Please keep these excellent posts coming.

This post made me realize I don’t know how services such as massage are paid for in eldercare and hospice settings. A future blog entry for Ann perhaps??

I write about the business of health care, and it’s clear to me that private and public insurers will increasingly promote and provide financial incentives to encourage the use of services that keep people out of the hospital–and that includes a wide range of non-acute settings, including hospice. It would make good business sense for insurers to pay for massage and other practices that reduce pain, depression and other conditions that are costly (and often poorly controlled) when treated with drugs.

Your thoughts, Ann?

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It is so encouraging to learn that Compassionate Touch is gaining momentum and bringing increased well-being to greater numbers of the elderly and infirm.

Perhaps as science continues to meet spirit by “measuring” the therapeutic value of human touch, and consistently publishing postive results to both giver and receiver, we can expect that Compassionate Touch will become a routine offering in long-term care and elderly facilities.

Thank you to all who are pursuing this caring and affirmative work.

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