Parkinson’s
Specialized Care for Your Individual Needs
Based on the physician’s orders, a VNA “care team” is assembled in which members work in a coordinated plan, each working with you, the patient:
- Physical Therapist – Fall prevention, posture, strengthening exercises, gait training, etc.
- Occupational Therapist – Handwriting, daily activities (dressing, bathing, fine motor coordination)
- Speech Therapist – Swallowing, voice volume, and projection
- Medical Social Workers – Assist you and your caregiver on relationship, stress management, and other disease-adjustment issues
- Nurse – Medication management, compliance, and disease management and diet education
Philosophy of VNA’s Parkinson’s Disease Care Program
The comprehensive care provided by VNA is designed to help you:
- Maintain the highest quality of life possible
- Regain mobility, speech, and language skills
- Remain in the home for as long as safely possible
- Obtain appropriate adaptive equipment
VNA’s goal is to help your family manage the chronic disease by:
- Effectively adapting to a lifestyle with the disease
- Early detection of complications, and recognizing progression of disease
- Educating your caregiver(s) about community services to assist them in dealing with the disease to avoid burnout
A Teaching Approach to Patient Care
Your education plays an important role in managing your disease and the decision-making process about your treatment. VNA will:
- Help you and your caregiver recognize signs and symptoms of worsening of disease
- Aid in diet and nutrition management
- Educate on medication management
The VNA nurse and treatment team will assist you and your family with:
- Providing on-call nurse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to assist with complications when on VNA service
- Advising when additional services might be needed
For more information, call 800-225-5862 or email gethelp@vnatexas.org.
