Our Caregivers help clients with Parkinson’s disease better manage daily activities and everything from appointments and medications to making difficult care decisions.
With Parkinsons’, simple daily activities in the home and self-care may become difficult. Our caregivers understand that Caring for someone with Parkinson’s requires patience and the diseases may cause unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. They also understand that it is progressive, which means it changes over time, and thier role as caregivers changes with it.
They provide reassurance and tried-and-true strategies for everything from making sure medications are taken, to recommending classes that have been helpful, to working with products that make a client’s life easier such as Pen grips that make writing easier, Reach-and-grab devices and ambulating devices such as a cane, walker or wheel chair if necessary.
Our Geriatic Care Managers, during home safety checks inspects for safer living areas which checks for handrails along walls, furniture arrangements to enable safe walking areas, kitchen and bathroom safety.
Personal Assistance Services we provide include:
- Assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., eating, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene), cueing to prompt the participant to perform a task and providing supervision to assist a participant who cannot be safely left alone;
- Getting in and out of bed, wheelchair and/or motor vehicle;
- Feeding, including preparation and cleanup;
- Health maintenance activities provided for the participant;
- Routine support services, such as meal planning, keeping of medical appointments and other health regimens needed to support the participant;
- Assistance and implementation of prescribed therapies;
- Overnight PAS to provide intermittent or ongoing awake, overnight assistance to a participant in their home for up to eight hours (Overnight PAS requires staff to be awake);