Caregiver Self Care
The percentage of time a typical, unpaid family caregiver spends each week on care duties
What is full-time (40 hours)
A common, dangerous nighttime symptom that caregivers must plan for to prevent falls.
What is getting up in the middle of the night (nocturia/wandering)?
The name of the government-subsidized health insurance that funds most short-term rehab and home health care stays.
What is Medicare?
Known for his iconic home run in the 1984 World Series
Who is Kirk Gibson?
The physical injury or strain most frequently experienced by caregivers when helping a loved one transfer or walk.
What is called overexertion?
A non-slip, low-friction tool that helps patients slide out of car seats or out of bed with ease.
What is a satin/silk sheet or transfer board?
What is Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)?
Diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease at just 29, this Back to the Future and Spin City actor later established a major research foundation.
Who is Michael J. Fox?
The term for short-term, temporary relief care provided to the person with PD so the caregiver can rest.
What is respite care?
This specific, heavy-duty type of mattress can worsen mobility, making it hard to roll over in bed.
What is a memory foam mattress?
This is the age at which a diagnosis is considered "Young-Onset" Parkinson's Disease.
What is under 50?
The "Greatest of all Time" boxing legend, this heavyweight champion revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 1984.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The hidden symptom often experienced by caregivers, characterized by chronic exhaustion and detachment.
What is caregiver burnout?
What type of eating utensils are highly recommended to assist with dining for a patient experiencing significant tremors?
What are weighted utensils?
A non-profit foundation focused on 4 pillars, Community, Exercise, Education and Respite
What is the Michigan Parkinson Foundation
This legendary Sweet Caroline singer-songwriter retired from touring in 2018 following his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
Who is Neil Diamond?
For local, in-person support groups, day programs, and care consultations in the Farmington Hills area, caregivers can look up this local organization serving Southeastern Michigan.
What is the Michigan Parkinson Foundation?
To prevent aspiration during swallowing difficulties, liquids should be modified to this specific consistency.
What is thickened liquid?
The term for a proactive care directive that handles decision-making in the later stages of the disease
What is a Power of Attorney (POA) for healthcare?
Beloved for his role as Hawkeye Pierce on the classic television show MASH*, this actor went public with his Parkinson’s battle in 2018
Who is Alan Alda?