Home care agency named Parkinson’s community care partner

Angels on Call, a home care services provider, has been recognized as a Community Partner in Parkinson’s Care by the Parkinson’s Foundation. The Community Partner in Parkinson’s Care membership program educates and trains staff to deliver care plans specifically focused on Parkinson’s patient’s symptoms and…

Closing Parkinson’s care gaps is aim of new, free course for providers

To help offset the lack of specialty care in Parkinson’s disease, the Parkinson’s Foundation is offering providers who aren’t experts in the progressive neurodegenerative disorder access to the virtual course, “Utilizing Quality Measures to Improve Parkinson’s Care: What Every Neurologist Needs to Know.” The course, which is…

In Parkinson’s care, it’s never too late for movement and exercise

Katie Nathan performs an exercise demonstration. (Photos courtesy of Katie Nathan) This is Katie Nathan’s story: Movement and exercise are vital for improving and maintaining our health, and this couldn’t be more important for people with Parkinson’s disease.  I’m a licensed physical therapist who specializes in Parkinson’s care.

A dose of ‘hopamine’ may help personalize Parkinson’s care

While dopamine-replacing therapies are a key component of Parkinson’s disease care, they only reflect a person’s physical characteristics or the state of their disease. Adding a dose of “hopamine” — a person’s own unique set of hopes, desires, experiences, and skills — to Parkinson’s care takes patients’ personal characteristics…