OAP charges & advice for manicures!

[Wizbit]

Hiya!
I was just wondering if any of you do special rates for pensioners...the reason i ask is my gran lives in wardened flats and has suggested i put some leaflets up to maybe pamper the other ladies on a regular basis.
I was thinking of doing manicures maybe along the lines of £10 for a file, cuticles, massage & polish and then £15 to include heat treatment. Would this be to expensive, not enough or just right??
I did a manicure on my gran aswell and her skin bruises very easily and is quite thin, so i was as gentle as i could be (she sprained her wrist so i left out the massage!), are there any rules or guidelines on massaging older skins as i would be afraid of hurting them or causing damage!!
Also would it be appropriate to use heat treatments on older people (70+); if so what would be more realistic...paraffin wax or mask and mitts?
Many thanks in advance

 

[Wizbit]

Is there nobody with experience in this area that can give me a wee bit of advice please?:cry:

 

[SammiG]

Hi!

With the lady that bruises easily, did you do a full consultation first?

I find that a lot of older people have diabetes / are on Warfarin etc which thins their blood therefore causes easy bruising and slow healing. Be careful in case certain treatments are contraindicated but diabetes is usually fine as long as you are careful.

I think rates to charge depends on the going rate for your area. I don't think there's anything wrong with doing an OAP disount as many hairdressers etc do. Maybe do some research locally? Maybe introduce a loyalty scheme. This has been popular for me.

Sam XX

 

[SammiG]

Just read your post again - The lady was your gran LOL! Sorry!

XX

 

[bombini]

I think its a great idea and if you are happy with those prices go for it.

I would use a nice rich cream or oil that isn't going to sink in to fast or drag on the skin. I find massage quite beneficial for elderly clients providing they have no problems/illness that could be affected.

I tend to book out an extra 5/10 mins for some of my elderly clients as sometimes their hands shake which can be a bit tricky applying polish !

 

[Wizbit]

Thanks for that!

There's some really good advice there so i can feel a bit more confident in what i'm doing now!

x

 

[del3]

I don't do a special rate for pensionars (or any other category of income/age)
They have 10 fingers and 10 toes just like evryboby else (ok I know there are exeptions to every rule but I am talking about the majority)

I've found that the 'senior' generation usually have more disposable income than most and I take a bit longer with these clients doing a treatment than normal either, down to mobility issues/shaking hands/treatment adaptations due to contraindications and these ladies LOVE to talk :lol:.

:hug:

 

[Nail Envi]

My mother is 83 and has really bad arthritis on her hands, so I have given her a few parrafin waxes and she swears that they help the pain in her hands, so much so that she has now bought her own parrafin wax bath to have in her house and swithches it on to melt the wax about an hour before I visit her, which saves me having to take my own one and wait for it to melt, she has mentioned it to a few of her friends and they are interested in trying it out. I obviously don't charge my mother (only just finished my training, so not really charged anyone yet), but I was thinking around the lines of £15 for a parrafin wax treatment.