What is #1 benefit that senior citizens get from regular massage?

[Iris]

I am looking into starting offering massage therapy to senior citizens living in assisted living. For my marketing purposes I would like to know what is !1 benefit that they would like to get by getting regular massage treatments?

 

[E-ma]

-An over all sense of well being w/o drugs
-Increased circulation.
-Releasing toxins held in stress areas
-Relaxation
-Releasing endorphins that are natural pain relievers.
-The best masseuses I've find & stay with on a regular bases are quit to find on going problems & solutions that a doctor, who is not making body contact, can find out & offer life style changes that can correct imbalances in my body.
-Skin is the largest organ on the body & the least treated. It does so many wonderful things, too numerous to list.

 

[Mary P]

It could lead to relaxation or pain management. You would have to work with management of the assistant living facility to determine whether they have space for you, and what your rental charge would be. Many of these people might have a problems with paying for this service.
I live in an active adult community that had a massage therapist, and space in a salon. Most of the people here have moderate incomes, but they did not use the therapist, so the facility was changed to additional space for the salon. Most of those who needed massage therapy had doctor's orders for therapy that Medicare would help pay for, and they went to off-site chiropractor or therapy facilities.

 

[sophieb]

you'd do better if you did massage therapy to those in the age bracket who are earning well.
I don't know if the government insurance programs would allow for or pay you for your services. For one thing as people age they lack calcium and their bones break easily and with that in mind the insurance coverage you'd need to have on yourself and your business would be exhorbitant and trying to balance that with the income you'd make well it would be a deal breaker. Usually people in an ALF have family (daughters and sons) who watch over the facility with a sharp eye and any little misstep the facility gets sued. I'm not a doctor or nurse but I would think that massage would be for blood flow (maybe you'd do better learning accupuncture) but I'd be hesitant on that as a change in the blood flowi in elders might cause a heart attack or stroke.

Ok so you're asking what benefits would be. As a sidenote the more people retire the less SS they get in the coming years so they would not be able to pay you out of their pocket.