Carers for people with Parkinson's may need to help them sit, stand or rise from bed. However if not done properly, carers risk injuring themselves, particularly their backs, and the person the care for.
Many people with Parkinson’s experience fatigue and it can have a major impact on your well-being. However there is a lot you can do to manage fatigue so that it doesn’t cause you so many problems.
Bereavement after being a carer can be a difficult and trying time. Carers experience many feelings and issues when the person they cared for dies. Here's how grief may affect you and how you can find the support you need.
People with Parkinson’s often experience pain. For many, the pain stems from reduced mobility and postural changes. Parkinson’s often leads to stiffness in muscles and this may affect the adjacent joints.
We have looked around for some apps of interest to carers. With technology racing ahead at high speed, these days when people are faced with a problem or challenge, they increasing ask “is there an app for that?”
The 2014 Carers’ Strategy Action Plan sets out what the Government will be doing over the next five years to improve support for family, whanau and aiga carers.
