Resource for information and assistance to patients with Parkinsons disease, their families and caregivers
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 [...]
CAREGIVER BURNOUT HAS YOUR ATTITUDE CHANGED? Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion AND Is often accompanied by a change in attitude — from positive and caring to negative and unconcerned. Burnout can occur when caregivers don’t get the help they need, whether offered by others or requested by self; or [...]
A CAREGIVER’S BILL OF RIGHTS I have the right: 1. To take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness; it will give me the capacity of taking better care of my relative. 2. To seek help from others even though my relative may object because I recognize the limits of my own [...]
TEN TIPS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A PERSON WITH DEMENTIA We were not born knowing how to communicate with a person with dementia; however, we can learn. Improving communication skills will help make caregiving less stressful and will likely improve the quality of your relationship with your loved one. It may help to remember that your [...]
One of the greatest long-term needs of older adults and those with chronic illnesses is for in-home, custodial care services. These workers are often referred to as home health aides, certified nursing assistants and custodial care workers. These in-home workers make it possible for people with functional limitations to remain at home in a comfortable, [...]
Caring For Aging Parents: If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now! By Jacqueline Marcell, Author, ‘Elder Rage’, www.ElderRage.com For eleven years I pleaded with my elderly father to allow a caregiver to help him with my ailing mother, but after 55 years of loving each other he adamantly insisted on taking care of [...]
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