Home Instead partners with Parkinson's UK to provide bespoke care at home

Home care group Home Instead has partnered with charity Parkinson's UK to ensure people living with the neurological condition are able to access the "right care and support" to continue living independently at home.

Parkinson’s is the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world, and it is estimated one in 37 people alive today will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in their lifetime. However, there is still no cure, it gets worse over time, and with over 40 symptoms it is incredibly complex and unique to each individual.

The partnership will see Parkinson’s UK deliver a bespoke training programme with Home Instead’s training teams. This will allow Home Instead to upskill its care workers so they are able to provide care tailored to the needs of those living with the condition.

Through the partnership, Home Instead will offer Parkinson’s UK an expert view of home care and how it can provide a safe place for people with Parkinson’s diagnosis to live well. The two organisations will work collaboratively on the content, creation, design and delivery of this.

'We want people to be able to live their life well at home'

Martin Jones, chief executive of Home Instead said: “We want people to be able to live their life well at home, where they feel most comfortable. This is absolutely possible for someone who is living with Parkinson’s.

“By sharing our sector expertise with Parkinson’s UK we hope families will realise they do have a choice when it comes to care and quality home care can really make a difference to people’s lives.

“This type of partnership between third and private sectors presents a really exciting dynamic as we look to shape the future of care and support.”

As a result of the partnership, Home Instead anticipates 5,000 of its 10,000 care workers will have received the specialist Parkinson’s UK-recognised training by the end of this year.

Ghalib Ullah, head of commercial partnerships at Parkinson’s UK said: “We are delighted to partner with Home Instead and are really excited about working collaboratively with them to make sure people with Parkinson’s get the right care and support.

“By upskilling and providing their caregivers with the relevant resources, practical skills and information about Parkinson’s, it will ensure they can deliver the very best quality care when dealing with clients with Parkinson’s, especially those with more complex symptoms.

“We know domiciliary care is preferable to many people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones and we hope that by supporting and enabling care staff to feel confident when it comes to understanding Parkinson’s we are also delaying the moment when individuals may need to move into a care home.”

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