Parkinson's Care
Parkinson's care at home in Oxfordshire
Support built around medication times, mobility and staying active.
Parkinson's medication works best when taken at precise times. Late doses can bring stiffness, tremor or freezing - and with them, a higher risk of falling.
A resident carer keeps to the timetable, plans activities for when movement is at its best, and encourages the exercise and interests that help people stay well.
Is this right for you?
Families usually get in touch when:
- Medication timings are being missed
- Getting up, turning or walking has become harder
- Falls have happened or nearly happened
- A partner is finding the physical demands too much
What help looks like
- Medicines
- Prompting at exact times and keeping a record
- Movement
- A steadying arm for rising, walking and turning, plus prompts to break a freeze
- Daily tasks
- Help with dressing, eating and washing when slow
- Staying active
- Walks, gardening and exercises from the physiotherapist
- Nutrition
- Meals adapted if swallowing changes
Getting started
- 01
Timetable
We record the medication schedule and good and bad times of day.
- 02
Carer
We introduce someone with Parkinson's experience.
- 03
Review
We adjust support as the condition changes.
The Oxfordshire picture
People with Parkinson's in Oxfordshire are usually under a neurology team and a Parkinson's specialist nurse. Our carers follow their advice, and Parkinson's UK runs local groups and an advice line.
Questions we're asked
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Our Littlemore office is open 9am to 10pm, every day of the year.