Massage Therapy with Jodie

Jodie is a member of our care team and is also a fully qualified massage therapist. She has many years’ of experience in different types of therapies including Swedish massage, Indian head massage and lymphatic drainage and she now offers relaxing shoulder, neck, hand and leg massage to our residents. Jodie has always wanted to introduce therapies into a care home setting to introduce relaxation for the residents in the comfort of their own home. The therapies promote relaxation by using light, sweeping strokes to help relax and release muscle tension, which is very important to those residents experiencing aches, pains and joint stiffness. Jodie carries out the massage wherever is most comfortable: in their rooms; or (as you can see by the photos) even outside – wherever the individual is most relaxed. Muriel absolutely loves the sessions and says “it is absolute bliss. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy it, and it makes me much less achy afterwards.” Colin says “oh it’s a dream, just so relaxing and I almost drift off to sleep. It’s wonderful to be taken care of.” Alan, who is pictured enjoying a leg massage says “she’s a lovely lady and so gentle. And we have a good chat too”. Jodie is definitely a favourite. Thank you to her from all the senior team – being able to combine her caring and massage expertise means that Jodie is constantly in demand and being kept very busy!