Home Care for Parkinson’s Disease Patients

CTG Eligible

$381.50

Duration

4 hours

Fee

$381.50

Delivery

Home-based / Classroom

Funding

CTG eligible (Care Skills for Specific Conditions)

Target

FDWs, family caregivers caring for elderly with Parkinson’s at home

  • Understand Parkinson's: tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, postural instability
  • Medication timing is critical: on/off periods, why timing matters
  • Fall prevention at home and safe mobility assistance
  • Managing freezing episodes at home: cueing strategies (visual markers, counting, marching)
  • Swallowing difficulty: soft diet modifications, safe feeding techniques
  • ADL support at home: dressing (adaptive clothing), writing, eating aids

  • Cueing techniques for freezing (laser pointer, floor markers, rhythmic counting)
  • Safe transfer and gait assistance
  • Modified diet preparation (soft/pureed options)
  • Medication timing log and on/off period recording