Parkinson's Care

 What is Parkinson's Care?

Our Parkinson’s Care at Home supports you or your loved one with adapting to a diagnosis and managing symptoms. Our Home Care helps you to stay at home longer, without compromising on independence.

Delivered by professional Care Workers, our Parkinson’s Home Care service is all about you. We personalise your care, focusing on your needs, preferences and lifestyle. Whether you need help for a few hours a day or require longer periods of care, we make life easier.

A diagnosis of Parkinson’s is lifechanging, not just for the person receiving the diagnosis but also for their loved ones. However, a diagnosis doesn’t mean you cannot live well at home. Our Parkinson’s Care at home enables you to maintain as much independence and dignity as possible with the right level of support.

 What is Parkinson's?

Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are caused by a gradual deterioration and death of brain cells in the substantia nigra. However, people with Parkinson’s can lose up to 70% of susceptible brain cells and go on for many years before symptoms become noticeable.

While symptoms vary from person to person, the most well-known symptom is a tremor. People with Parkinson’s disease may also experience slowness of movement, stiffness, a loss of automatic movements such as blinking and smiling, changes in speech and, in the later stages of the disease, dementia.

  Common Causes

While no one currently knows what causes brain cells to die in Parkinson’s disease, we do know that some factors increase your risk of developing this disorder. These factors include older age, living in a rural environment, being a non-smoker and exposure to some herbicides and pesticides.

Although in rare cases Parkinson’s disease can be inherited, the vast majority of cases of Parkinson’s disease are not. Nevertheless, having a family history of Parkinson’s can increase the risk of developing it, probably though genes that increase vulnerability to this disorder.
It is currently thought that Parkinson’s disease results from a complex interaction between many factors, some of which are inherited and some of which are environmental.

Receiving compassionate care in the familiarity, safety and comfort of the home can positively impact overall health and wellbeing. This can be especially true when compared to receiving Parkinson’s Care in a care home. In fact, one in six people living in nursing homes say they have no control over their daily lives.

Our highly trained Care Workers are experienced in providing quality one to one care. With our support, living at home with Parkinson’s is not only possible but a great alternative to other types of care.

We’ll tailor your care and provide the necessary levels of support which meet your needs. We offer regular, short visits or multiple visits per day. Our fully managed service is holistic so you and your loved ones can always depend on us.

Whatever kind of day you experience, our Care Workers are ready to support you. They also provide emotional support if symptoms take a toll on mental health.