Parkinson's Care
Parkinson's care at home in Lincolnshire
Support that fits around medication times, movement and energy levels.
Parkinson's runs on the clock. A dose that slips can bring stiffness, freezing or a tumble, so someone keeping watch over the schedule takes a lot of risk out of the day.
A live-in carer learns when your good and difficult times of day fall, and plans everything around them.
Signs it may be time
- Medication times are becoming hard to keep to
- Getting up from a chair or bed is a struggle
- There have been falls or near-misses
- Lifting and steadying is getting beyond a husband or wife
How your carer helps
Medication
Prompts exactly on schedule, every day.
Moving
Help standing, walking and turning, including cues for freezing.
Daily tasks
Washing, dressing and eating when movement is slow.
Exercises
Practising what the physiotherapist recommends.
Meals
Food that's easier to manage if swallowing changes.
In Lincolnshire
Most people with Parkinson's in the county have a specialist nurse and hospital team; the carer works to their plan. Parkinson's UK runs information services and local groups as well.
Changing with you
As Parkinson's progresses, we update the care plan and, when needed, introduce a carer with more experience of the later stages.
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