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Helping your Loved One Sufferring from Parkinson's Disease at Home
Any diagnosis of a degenerative neurological disease is heart breaking, and Parkinson’s is no exception. When your loved one is facing the long term facts of Parkinson’s, it falls to you as the primary care provider to make them as comfortable as possible. However, it is necessary to remember that Parkinson’s patients can live fairly normal lives for years after diagnosis. Your first concern after the diagnosis should be finding ways to maximize the patient’s independence for as long as possible. Sit down with your loved one and their doctor to discuss treatments, projected decline and a long-term treatment plan.
Setting Up a Safe Home Environment
In the early stages of Parkinson’s, there is no need to take any drastic action, but as it progresses, patients will experience increasing physical weakness. They can develop tremors, loss of balance, difficulty speaking, and many other complications from the disease. In order to create a safe home environment, there may be changes required in the home. Not all homes can be safely transformed to accommodate someone with Parkinson’s. Evaluate their current living situation to ensure that the needed changes are possible within the space allowed.
Patients with Parkinson’s will need spacious rooms all on a single level.
Remove as much clutter as possible to maximize space.
Eventually, remove unnecessary furniture and other clutter that may become hazardous as your loved one will need to use a walker or wheelchair to get around the house.
You will need to install hand rails throughout the home,
Make handicap accessible modifications to the bathroom and
Have ramps installed at each entryway.
There are also changes that you can make to reduce frustration. It is a good idea to keep all of the necessary medical supplies in one convenient location, so that you can keep things under control and easily accessible.
These changes should be completed before they become a necessity. As soon as your loved one is diagnosed with Parkinson’s, it is essential to begin drawing up plans to prepare their home situation to accommodate their changing needs. Do not forget to include environmental improvements, as well. Since your loved one will spend much of their time in one or two rooms, it is essential that they be comfortable.
Decorate with warm colors and display meaningful items like pictures and other items that generate happy memories. House plants are another excellent way to make the space lively and give it a feeling of comfort and peace.
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Helping your Loved One with Daily Life
The best thing you can do for your loved one is become informed. Parkinson’s has many different symptoms and expresses differently in everyone.
Take the time to learn about all the potential effects of the disease, and what you can do to make life easier for the patient.
Some common examples include:
Moving furniture to create easy handholds throughout the home can encourage them to do as much as they can for themselves for as long as they can.
Cooking healthy, well-balanced meals that are easy for Parkinson’s patients to eat is essential. Parkinson’s patients may have difficulty cutting up food, chewing or swallowing. It is crucial to provide them with foods that are not tough or dry, so they can easily swallow and digest culinary offerings.
Participating in Physical Therapy so that you can help them practice at home is a terrific way to keep them active. Some basic exercise techniques you can try include games of catch, or balloon volleyball. The action of throwing and catching the ball or batting the balloon around can help them maintain control of bodily functions for as long as possible.
Learning about techniques for handling tremors and freezing. Freezing is when the muscles in the body freeze for a moment, often resulting in falls. One technique for breaking out of a freeze is to focus on a visual target and move toward that target. Help your loved one practice the theory, so that it becomes instinctive and the danger of a fall is reduced.
The more involved you are with the treatment process the more helpful you can be during your at home hours where you are the primary care provider.
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and still have time for yourself as well?
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Do Not Forget or Ignore Your Needs
Primary care providers can be so caught up with trying to take care of their loved one that they become depressed, withdrawn, stressed, and unhealthy. This will ultimately harm both you and your loved ones.
Make sure to take proper care of yourself. Get as much rest as possible, because if you are not rested, you will not be able to take proper care of your family member.
Make time to enjoy social activities and spend time with friends and family in a relaxed environment, so that you are refreshed.
Be prepared for the changes that can happen in your family dynamic. Your children may act out in response to the time you spend caring for your ailing relative.
However, it is necessary to make time for you, to reduce the burdens you experience as a primary care giver.
Tips and Support Information to Help You Find a Balance
Balancing the needs of the patient against your own and the rest of your family can be difficult, but do not get trapped in a mentality that says you must do everything yourself. There are a variety of programs out there to help you provide the needed care without driving yourself into the ground. Talk with the doctor in charge of the overall care plan and discuss needed levels of care.
When the patient can no longer reliably perform daily tasks, your responsibilities increase dramatically. Many people have the beleaguered family member move in, so they are better able to help. This can put additional strain on a family, but it is often the best solution for the ailing patient. Below are some things you can implement to help reduce the stress on your family:
Contract Homemaker/Companion services for your relative to provide companionship during the day and take them to social activities when you are not able to do so. A homemaker can perform tasks like laundry, fixing a mid-day meal and socializing with your loved one during the hours when you must be away from home.
Schedule family time, and stick to it. There are many changes that come with providing round the clock care to a loved one. These changes are necessary, but they can put incredible strain on a family, particularly children. Make sure to take time out just for family time, so that no one feels ignored.
Bring in a Home Health Aide to help with tasks like bathing, dressing and medication management. If you work full time, or even part time, outside of the home, providing full time care is not a possibility. Contract a Home Health Aide to reduce the burden and provide help with daily tasks when you are not available.
Obtain Private Duty Nursing when needed. Eventually, it is likely that your loved one will require constant access to health care services. Private Duty Nursing enables you to keep the patient at home, while still offering the health care they need.
These services are offered to help you balance your needs, the needs of your family and the needs of the patient. They are particularly helpful when you must go to work each day. It may not be safe for the patient to stay at home without observation. These services give you the needed peace of mind to leave the home secure in the knowledge that your loved one is in capable hands. They also allow you to schedule much needed personal time for errands and relaxation.
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Respite Care
It’s important to understand even the most dedicated family caregiver needs some
time off.
By taking many of the burdens of caring for your loved with Parkinson's off your shoulders,
the trained, skilled home care professionals at Affinity give you back the freedoms
you probably have been going without.
Time for shopping, visiting friends, going to the dentist, getting back to
work… or simply taking a much needed breather from the responsibilities of
caring for your loved one with Parkinson's.
Concerned Care Brought Directly Into Your Home
You want to be absolutely sure the care being providing by an outside service is
every bit as nurturing and compassionate as you yourself would give.
At Affinity Home Care, that’s what we’re all about. We make quality of life
commitments so much easier for all involved. Allowing you or your loved ones the
independence wanted combined with the nursing help and daily living
support needed.
If you’ve made the decision to care for an aging family member or loved one in
their home, Affinity will be there – helping to assure every aspect of the
patient’s needs are properly met.
The Affinity Parkinson's Home Care Difference
To preserve the independence, dignity and quality of life for aging loved ones, we offer each of our clients:
Compassionate Caregiver - who delivers personalized, experienced home care;
Staff Supervisor - who schedules staff and coordinates services;
Nursing Supervisor - who makes the initial home visit to assess, plan, and supervise care and also conducts monthly visits free of charge to supervise care and provide ongoing support and education for family members at home;
Elder Care Advocate - who will attend to all your needs, and provide liaison to community resources;
You’ll rest assured of receiving the finest, most professional care possible.
Every member of the Affinity Home Care team is dedicated to helping our clients
making it through even the most difficult of times and situations.
By giving us a call, you’ll be taking that first, all important step in creating a
better life for yourself and your loved one.
Yes, caring for the elderly can be both stressful and physically challenging. But
Affinity Home Care wants you to know you’re not alone. Even if you’re only
seeking information about local health care agencies or services, or need
help in understanding in-home Parkinson's care – please don’t hesitate in giving us a
call.
We’re here to help.
Affinity Home Care services the following municipalities in South Florida:
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When You Need Help, We’re Here for You
You want to do what’s right for your loved one - making sure their life is as happy,
comfortable and independent as possible.
But the demands of the real world often turn our best intentions inside out.
How do you care for your loved one and still
have time for yourself as well?
Our office has experienced On-Call Supervisors ready to respond to calls anytime day
or night, 24 Hours, 365 days a year.
Professional, Dedicated Help For Your Personal Needs and
Circumstances…
At Affinity Home Care, we take personal pride in offering expert and empathetic care
for our patients and clients going through the hardships and disabilities associated with
Parkinson Disease.
Our experienced caregivers are compassionate, thoroughly trained professionals. Each
goes through an extensive background check, assuring only the best of the best
make it through our meticulous hiring process.
You can rest assured of receiving the finest, most professional care possible.
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To preserve the independence, dignity and quality of life for aging loved ones, we offer each of our clients:
Compassionate Caregiver - who delivers personalized, experienced home care;
Staff Supervisor - who schedules staff and coordinates services;
Nursing Supervisor - who makes the initial home visit to assess, plan, and supervise care and also conducts monthly visits free of charge to supervise care and provide ongoing support and education for family members at home;
Elder Care Advocate - who will attend to all your needs, and provide liaison to community resources;
We participate in many types of insurance coverage including:
Long Term Care Insurance,
Home Health Care Insurance,
Florida Medicaid Waiver Program,
Private Insurance Plans
In addition to what we provide, we offer you educational assistance to care for your loved ones struggling with Parkinson's Disease.
Help your loved ones live safely at home where they feel comfortable, independent and happy.
You'll be giving them the greatest gift of all: LIFE
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In addition to what we provide, we offer you the following links to other organizations that offer education and services that may assist you to care for your loved ones suffering from Parkinson's Disease:
The best thing you can do for your loved one is become informed. Parkinson’s has many different symptoms and expresses differently in everyone. 
