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Compassionate Touch® is an approach combining skilled touch and specialized communication shown to prevent stress reactions for people living with dementia and enhance quality of life for those in later stages of life.

Person-centered care
Empowers care partners to achieve goals related to person-centered care
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Decreases anxiety, promotes sleep, and reduces pain

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Builds strong relationships and demonstrates a commitment to culture change

There is an urgent need to equip care partners with practical tools that create positive outcomes and empower them to achieve goals related to person-centered care. Compassionate Touch® is a holistic, personalized approach designed to ease physical and emotional distress while building strong relationships with care partners. It combines focused skilled touch with compassionate presence allowing care partners to connect with the person rather than the disease or condition.

Our goal is to help create cutting-edge dementia care by system- wide integration of Compassionate Touch®. We empower and license communities, agencies and associations to implement the Compassionate Touch® program for staff training, family engagement, and community education.


How It Works


Step One
Selected staff members engage in in-person or online training. Upon completion of training, staff members are designated as Compassionate Touch® Coaches and are authorized to implement the program in their community.
Who Are Coaches?
  • Administrators
  • Directors
  • Training Leaders
  • Managers
  • Marketing Liaisons
Step Two
Coaches offer Compassionate Touch® experiences to staff members and conduct family and community outreach education.
Step Three
AGE-u-cate provides on-going support for Coaches throughout the license and subscription period. Depending on your subscription level, these benefits include:
  • Customer Support
  • Coach Connections and Educational Webinars
  • Access to online Coach Resources
  • Automated Staff Training Reports
  • Additional Coach Trainings for new staff members
  • Consultations with an AGE-u-cate Advisor
  • Redemptions for REVEAL Aging one hour Training Courses
The Compassionate Touch Program Includes Digital Certificates and Badges
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Compassionate Touch Badge
Each trained coach receives a Compassionate Touch Certified Coach badge and certificate and each individual who completes included online learning courses will receive a digital badge and certificate for the course title.
SINGLE-PROVIDER IMPLEMENTATION PACKAGES

To better fit the needs of single-site providers, we offer two packages: Compassionate Touch Foundational Level and Compassionate Touch Advanced Level. By choosing either package, single-provider locations can effectively implement the Compassionate Touch program, tailored to their specific needs and capacities.

If your organization supports multiple locations, please note that pricing for both Foundational and Advanced Level is per location. Ask us about multi-location discount options.

FOUNDATIONAL LEVEL
$580 one-time program product purchase
$40 / month
$480 billed yearly or
$40 / month with annual commitment

Features
  • Two Six-Hour Online Coach Trainings
  • Two Coach Packs
  • Two Learner Manuals
  • Shipping included for all US orders (international shipment costs will be calculated and invoiced separately after purchase)
  • 10 Redemptions REVEAL Aging Compassionate Touch Caregiver Training Course
  • Optional: CEUs available for REVEAL Aging courses at checkout
Foundational Level Monthly Subscription includes:
  • Program Licensing Rights
  • Customer Support
  • Coach Connections and Educational Webinars
  • Access to online Coach Resources
  • One Additional Coach Training*
* Awarded every 12 months; 12-month subscription required with program purchase
ADVANCED LEVEL
$820 one-time program product purchase
$65 / month
$780 billed yearly or
$65 / month with annual commitment

Features
  • Three Six-Hour Online Coach Trainings
  • Three Coach Packs
  • Three Learner Manuals
  • Six Skill Building Posters
  • Shipping included for all US orders (international shipment costs will be calculated and invoiced separately after purchase)
  • 50 Redemptions REVEAL Aging Compassionate Touch Caregiver Training course
  • 50 Redemptions REVEAL Aging Managing Stress Reactions training course
  • Optional: CEUs available for REVEAL Aging courses at checkout
Advanced Level Monthly Subscription includes:
  • Program Licensing Rights
  • Customer Support
  • Coach Connections and Educational Webinars
  • Access to Coach Resources
  • Automated Staff Training Reports
  • One Additional Coach Training*
  • Two Consultations with an AGE-u-cate Advisor*
  • 30 Additional Redemptions for each Training Course*
* Awarded every 12 months; 12-month subscription required with program purchase
INTEGRATED  IMPLEMENTATION  PACKAGE
The Compassionate Touch Integrated Implementation and Sustainability Package is designed for private, public, local, state, or national dementia initiatives that aim to create a significant impact on dementia awareness and education. Pricing is dependent on scope of program and services to support initiative goals. Please contact us for a customized quote. This comprehensive package offers:
  • ADVANCED TRAINING: In-person coach training supplemented with advanced online resources, ensuring a deep understanding of dementia education impact across all levels of the organization.
  • COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH STRATEGY: Assistance in developing a comprehensive community outreach strategy, including ideation for public awareness campaigns, identifying potential partnerships, and public speaking engagement support.
  • CUSTOMIZABLE MATERIALS: Customizable training and marketing materials tailored to your specific audience and needs. This ensures that the messaging and educational content resonate effectively with your target demographic.
  • DEDICATED SUPPORT: Assistance with implementation, ongoing support, and troubleshooting. This ensures that your initiative receives personalized attention and expert guidance.
  • ADVANCED REPORTING AND ANALYTICS: Access to advanced analytics and reporting tools to track the progress and impact of your initiative. This helps in measuring success and identifying areas for improvement.
  • CERTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE LOCATIONS: Certification options for multiple locations, ensuring consistency and standardization of dementia care practices across all sites involved in the initiative.
By opting for the Integrated Implementation and Sustainability Package, organizations can expect a robust, comprehensive approach to dementia education and awareness, capable of driving meaningful change at private, public, local, state, or national levels.

Request an Integrated Implementation and Sustainability Package Consultation to get started.
Provider Testimonials
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"Compassionate Touch is an innovative program that truly demonstrates the impact of touch to our patients and caregivers." Sheryl Meehan - Director of Volunteer Services
"The simple yet effective techniques will help all our staff in caring for our residents and clients and helping our families to better engage with their loved ones. The Compassionate Touch program should be a part of every care team's training." Kate Davis- Director of Business Development
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"I strongly encourage facilities and organizations that care for persons with dementia to provide Compassionate Touch training for their employees." Charlotte Busche - DON

"I offered Compassionate Touch to our Caregiver Support Group….The response was wonderful and everyone was elated that we offer this to residents…Everyone stated that they felt relaxed and could see how CT would help to connect with their loved ones." Kristi B., Care Staff
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