Educational Articles for Families

Compassionate, clinically grounded guidance for families navigating specialized care at home.

15 articles in Parkinson's Care

Smiling older man seated in a sturdy armchair on a well lit front porch at dusk while a family member kneels beside him holding a jack-o'-lantern, with his walker and a bowl of candy within easy reach

Halloween With Parkinson's: How to Protect Routine, Mobility and Joy

Halloween with Parkinson's: care-partner tips for medication timing, freezing at the door, easy costumes, candy, decorations and the fall clock change.

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Older man walking with a rolling walker across his living room with a caregiver at his side, living with atypical parkinsonism

Parkinson's Care•9 min

Parkinsonism Isn't Always Parkinson's Disease: Understanding PSP, MSA, CBD and Atypical Parkinsonism

PSP, MSA and CBD look like Parkinson's at first but are distinct, faster-progressing diseases, the red flags that separate them and what families need to know.

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Hands of a caregiver and an older person over an open symptom journal on a wooden table, tracking Parkinson's disease Dementia and Lewy Body symptoms

Parkinson's Care•3 min

Parkinson's Disease Dementia vs. Dementia With Lewy Bodies: What's the Difference?

PDD and Dementia with Lewy bodies share the same underlying biology but differ in symptom order, what the “one-year rule” means and why it matters.

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Older couple waking peacefully in a calm bedroom with a padded bench at the bedside, a safer bedroom for REM sleep behavior disorder

Parkinson's Care•3 min

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: When Acting Out Dreams May Precede Parkinson's

REM sleep behavior disorder, acting out dreams during sleep, can appear years before Parkinson's motor symptoms. What it looks like and what to do.

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Parkinson's Care•3 min

Constipation, Urinary Changes and Sweating: The Autonomic Side of Parkinson's Nobody Talks About Enough

Constipation, urinary urgency and sweating are common, under-discussed Parkinson's symptoms, why they happen and what actually helps.

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Caregiver offering a drink to an older man seated upright at the dining table, safe mealtimes with Parkinson's swallowing problems

Parkinson's Care•3 min

Parkinson's and Swallowing Problems: The Quiet Risk Families May Not Notice

Swallowing changes and drooling are common, under-discussed Parkinson's symptoms with real aspiration risk, what to watch for and what helps.

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Caregiver switching on a warm bedside lamp for an older man in bed, a well lit room to ease Parkinson's hallucinations

Parkinson's Care•3 min

Hallucinations in Parkinson's Disease: Medication Side Effect, Delirium, Dementia, or Disease Progression?

Hallucinations affect a large share of people with Parkinson's over time, the medication, delirium and disease-progression causes, and what actually helps.

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Older woman and caregiver sorting a weekly pill organizer at the kitchen counter, medication timing for Parkinson's on and off periods

Parkinson's Care•3 min

Parkinson's “ON” and “OFF” Periods: Why Medication Timing Can Change an Entire Day

Why Parkinson's medication timing creates “on” and “off” periods, what families notice during each, and why consistency matters more than exact clock time.

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Caregiver steadying an older man as he slowly rises from the edge of his bed, orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's

Parkinson's Care•3 min

Orthostatic Hypotension in Parkinson's: When Standing Up Causes Dizziness, Weakness or Falls

Orthostatic hypotension is a common, under-discussed Parkinson's symptom that raises fall risk, its causes, warning signs, and practical safety steps.

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