Events
Compassionate Touch Workshop
Compassionate Touch is a person-centered, non-pharmaceutical approach that combines skilled touch and compassionate presence to enhance the quality of life for people with dementia, or those in later stages of life. This class, designed for caregivers and volunteers, covers the importance of touch, the effects of touch deprivation, and techniques to ease common dementia-related behaviors. By using Compassionate Touch, caregivers can reduce stress for both themselves and those they care for, fostering comfort, safety, and dignity in the caregiving relationship.
Harpers Station — Yorktown, VA
Saturday, August 29, 2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Gloucester Main Street Library — Gloucester, VA
Saturday, September 12, 2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation — Mathews, VA
Thursday, October 29, 2026
5:00–7:00 PM
Veterans Focus — Walter Reed Post Acute — Gloucester, VA
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
5:30–8:00 PM
RSVP by text, call or email Ginger at 804-832-8859 ginger@heartfeltcommunity.org
Who Should Attend?
Who Should Attend a Compassionate Touch® Workshop?
Compassionate Touch® Workshops are for anyone who provides care, comfort, or companionship to an older adult.
Whether you are a family member, professional caregiver, healthcare provider, or volunteer, this workshop will give you practical tools for using appropriate, comforting touch to create connection, promote dignity, and support the well-being of older adults—particularly those living with dementia or in the later stages of life.
Our workshops are especially valuable for:
- Family caregivers, including spouses, adult children, and other loved ones
- CNAs, personal care aides, and home-care professionals
- Nurses and other healthcare professionals
- Assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing staff
- Hospice and palliative care professionals and volunteers
- Massage therapists and other therapeutic practitioners
- Activity directors and recreation staff
- Social workers, chaplains, and pastoral-care teams
- Senior living administrators and leadership
- Volunteers who serve older adults
- Anyone who regularly provides care or companionship to an elder
No previous experience is necessary.
Compassionate Touch® is not simply a technique. It is a person-centered approach that helps us slow down, connect, and communicate comfort through safe and meaningful touch.
If you care for an older adult, there is something you can take from this workshop—whether you are providing care every day or simply want to become more confident in offering comfort and connection.
Cost:
Heartfelt Community accepts donations to empower caregivers, support elders aging alone with Compassionate Touch, build volunteer teams, and provide family caregiver respite massage to ease the stress of caregiving.