Resource for information and assistance to patients with Parkinsons disease, their families and caregivers
TOP 10 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE HIRING A HOME CARE AGENCY by Kerry Goss, Senior Helpers of The Desert While finding a caregiver on your own may initially appear to be less expensive, the cost difference becomes negligible when time, taxes, insurance and your security are factored in. When considering hiring a caregiver to help with [...]
By Kari Wells, LVN Senior Team Leader – Cambrian Homecare. Holidays are meant to be a joyful time of celebration and creating good memories with family and friends. But for the person whose life has been affected by Parkinson’s disease, the Holiday Season may stir up feelings of anxiety, stress, sadness or even grieving [...]
Many people ask for guidance on general exercises that can be done safely at home for someone with Parkinson’s disease. It’s difficult to give wide-ranging advice as each person has individual issues, concerns, limitations or skills. The following exercises are meant to be general ideas that may be appropriate. Please attempt them in a safe [...]
By Shawn Herz, Gerontologist On November 22, 1997, former President Clinton signed the first presidential proclamation (Proclamation 7055), in recognition of National Family Caregivers Week. Since 1997, every president has issued an annual proclamation appreciating family caregivers. As awareness and acknowledgment of issues related to family caregivers grew, National Family Caregivers Week became National Family Caregivers [...]
CAREGIVERS, Who’s Taking Care of You? Taking Care of YOU, the caregiver is VERY IMPORTANT so that you can continue caring for the person with Parkinson’s. People with Parkinson’s please be receptive to this. To take care of you dear caregivers: Learn as much as you can about Parkinson’s and about how to be a caregiver. [...]
Women who constantly care for others – children or adults – with emotional and physical problems often become very stressed themselves. Caregiver stress may show itself in weight changes, problems sleeping, depression or frequent bouts of anger. To help relieve caregiver stress consider the following: Seek help from friends, loved ones, and local community caregiving resources [...]
Long Term Nursing Home Care is NOT covered by Medicare Over 70% of the American population will need some form of Nursing Home Care at some point during their life. The average Nursing Home stay can easily cost $7,500 per month. Add a Respirator in order to breathe and the cost could escalate to $25,000 [...]
Does This Describe Your Situation? Facing a catastrophic illness such as Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or a stroke? About to be discharged from the hospital or a nursing home? Already in a nursing home and running out of Medicare/HMO benefit days. You have been told to take your loved one home! Afraid of losing your home [...]
There comes a day in most of our lives when we are faced with a difficult decision. Your husband or wife, mother or father, grandmother or grandfather is about to be discharged from the hospital and now needs more care than you or other family members are able to provide. If you are like most [...]
WELLNESS TIPS FOR PARKINSON’S If you’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, you can help keep yourself in safe and healthy ways by taking certain precautions. Physical therapy is almost always beneficial. Group wellness programs, group exercise, yoga, tai-chi, and support groups which include the involvement with others can help with the isolation and depression some people with Parkinson’s [...]
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