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Article: Does massage therapy belong in the nursing home?
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- Nursing Homes
- Article date:
- June 1, 1996
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It is low-cost, low-tech, and benefits residents and staff
In the interest of improving quality of life, can alternative medicine therapies such as massage be offered in retirement/nursing homes, especially since few insurance companies or Medicare pay for them? Yes, it can be done but only with the cooperative efforts of the therapist, administration, and staff.
I was fortunate to have an administrator who previously worked at a nursing home where a massage therapist came to the facility on a regular basis. He said, "I don't exactly know why, but I know people always seemed rejuvenated when they came out of the treatment room." I provided him with research ...