Parkinson’s disease dramatically impacts the lives of those surrounding the person who is diagnosed. As the disease progresses the person with Pd requires more assistance with everyday tasks. It is important for the caregiver to have both the knowledge, skills and emotional support in order to take care of themselves as well as the patient. Research shows that a patient’s success is highly linked to the quality of care giving.
Leeza's Place - 3661 S. Babcock St., Melbourne.
(321) 951-7118
Periodic caregiver training. Call for information.
Care Giver Support Group of Merritt Island
Grace United Methodist Church
Meets Mondays Room 200 of the Education Building. The public is invited. For more information call Barbara Rowe on 452-3973. The group is open to anyone. It is not specifically a Parkinson’s group.
Dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregiving
Supports family caregivers and to speaks out publicly for caregivers' needs. Through its services in the areas of education and information, support and validation, public awareness and advocacy, NFCA strives to minimize the disparity between a caregiver's quality of life and that of mainstream America
This non-profit, membership organization provides support to wives, husbands and partners of chronically ill and/or disabled people. Here you can sign up for a caregiving mentor, or become a mentor for a new caregiver
Parkinson’s disease dramatically impacts the lives of those surrounding the person who is diagnosed. As the disease progresses the person with Pd requires more assistance with everyday tasks. It is important for the caregiver to have both the knowledge, skills and emotional support in order to take care of themselves as well as the patient. Research shows that a patient’s success is highly linked to the quality of care giving.
