Parkinson's changes what a day looks like, often unpredictably. Reedsfield Care provides practical and personal support at home for people living with Parkinson's, working around the medication timetable and around the person. Our carers support daily living. The clinical side stays with the GP, the Parkinson's nurse and the consultant.
Parkinson's medication works best when it is taken on time, and a slipped dose can undo a good morning. Our carers plan visits around the medication timetable rather than the other way round, prompt and record each dose, and flag to the family and the GP surgery when a pattern changes.
Where the timetable is complex we build it into the written care plan so every carer works from the same schedule.
Slowness, stiffness and freezing episodes make ordinary things hard: getting out of a chair, turning in a doorway, managing a step. Carers are trained to give people time, to use simple cueing rather than pulling, and to keep routes through the house clear.
We look at the home as part of the free first visit: rugs, cables, lighting on the landing, the height of the chair and the bed, and where a rail would help. Small changes prevent a lot of falls.
Eating can become slow and tiring, and tremor makes cutlery difficult. Carers prepare food that is easy to manage, allow time, and follow any guidance from a speech and language therapist about textures and thickened drinks.
Personal care is done at the person's pace and in the way they prefer, including washing, dressing, continence support and skin care. Buttons and laces get harder long before people want to say so.
Parkinson's is tiring for the person living with it and for whoever is doing the caring. Regular visits give a husband, wife or adult child predictable time back, and respite or overnight support gives them a proper break. Live-in care is an option where support is needed throughout the day and into the night.
Carers prompt, assist with and record medication as set out in the care plan. Prescribing and clinical decisions stay with the GP, Parkinson's nurse and consultant.
Yes. Carers supporting someone with Parkinson's receive condition specific training, and care plans are written and reviewed by a qualified care manager.
Yes. Many families start with a morning call and add visits later if things change.
Yes. We liaise with the GP surgery, district nurses and specialist nurses, and pass on changes we notice between appointments.
Visiting care across Egham, Virginia Water, Staines, Ashford, Sunbury, Shepperton and Feltham, and live-in care over a wider area.
Free home visit, written care plan, no obligation. Call 01784 740078.
Free home visit, written care plan, no obligation. Call 01784 740078.
