In-home Parkinson’s Care & Support Program
Our Parkinson’s Program helps individuals manage Parkinson’s disease by focusing on memory, movement, and medications.
We collaborate with your doctor and outpatient therapist to create a personalized plan that helps patients stay engaged in exercises and activities to reduce hospitalizations and relapses.
- Improve strength and balance, helping to reduce falls.
- Maintain independence.
- Reduce return hospitalizations and inpatient rehab stays.
- Improve quality of life.
- Develop coping skills for families.
- Educate families on how to care for loved ones.
How does our Parkinson’s Program work?
Our program helps individuals manage Parkinson’s disease by focusing on the 3M’s:
– Memory
– Movement
– Medications
This specialized program, started in 2012, is aimed at keeping individuals engaged in exercises and activities to reduce hospitalizations and further relapses in their disease.
We work specifically with your doctor and/or outpatient therapist to implement the right plan and help keep your loved one on track with exercises and activities, even when fatigue and lack of motivation make it harder to continue.
To find out more about our Parkinson’s Program contact Family Caregivers.
View our service area – We’ve been providing expert senior care in Berks County, Bucks County, Chester County, Lehigh County, Montgomery County, and Northhampton County PA for over 25 years!
When is our Parkinson’s Program right for you?
- You’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
- You lack motivation and are finding it difficult to focus.
- You need help with developing an in-home exercise plan.
- You need help staying on track with your already implemented exercise plan.
- You are finding it difficult to carry out the normal activities of daily living.
- Your current caretakers need respite.
- You are finding it difficult to remember your medications.
What Is Parkinson's Disease?
Lou’s story and success living with Parkinson’s Disease
Our patient, Lou, lived with Parkinson’s disease for many years. Due to balance and mobility issues related to the disease, Lou’s daily falls were stressful for his wife, family, and friends.
When we met Lou, he was stuck in a repetitive cycle of hospitalizations and rehab.
With advancing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, his safety at home became a large concern, and he was determined to improve his quality of life with Parkinson’s.
Within only a few weeks of Lou participating in the Family Caregivers Network Parkinson’s program, he and his family saw positive changes in his quality of life.
He was no longer falling and was getting stronger, which helped with his balance and independence.
He enjoyed the one-to-one assistance of staff to keep him focused and help him carry out his exercises and activities. Lou was motivated, took charge of his own health, and was able to remain at home without any falls or hospitalizations due to the FCN Parkinson’s Program.
