{"id":3437,"date":"2021-04-21T17:47:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T21:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blueprint01.local\/?page_id=3437"},"modified":"2022-12-23T12:14:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T17:14:36","slug":"parkinsons-disease-home-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homecarematters.com\/forsyth\/parkinsons-disease-home-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkinson’s Disease Home Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mobility Disorders and Home Care<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Home Care Matters is an\u00a0Aging In Place<\/i>\u00a0provider of care services to (primarily) seniors in their home environment. \u00a0We allow them to remain in their homes where they want to be; happily, safely, and independently, so they can age in place with dignity and grace.<\/p>

Our families trust us with the care of their loved ones because we can give them custom, flexible options with a local advantage, as an independent, community-based business in their neighborhood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our clients, families their physicians, and our industry partners all say they are confident they\u2019ll get hands-on, sensitive services, a professional attitude and staff, transparency, and the trust we build with their family when they need it most.<\/p>

Our caregivers are Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA\u2019s) or Personal Care Assistants (PCA\u2019s) who are certified by the State of Georgia\u2019s experience, testing and skills requirements. They also undergo additional programs and certifications that must exceed our high level of requirements and expectations before being accepted as part of our team. We hire based on a skill set and passion for people, aside from just a \u201cwarm body\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What Causes Parkinson\u2019s?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Home Care for Parkinson\u2019s Disease<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParkinson\u2019s disease is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects one in 100 people over age 60. While the average age at onset is 60, people have been diagnosed as young as 18. There is no objective test, or biomarker, for Parkinson\u2019s disease, so the rate of misdiagnosis can be relatively high, especially when the diagnosis is made by a non-specialist. Estimates of the number of people living with the disease therefore vary, but recent research indicates that at least one million people in the United States, and more than five million worldwide, have Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An English doctor, James Parkinson, first characterized Parkinson\u2019s disease extensively in 1817. Today, we understand Parkinson\u2019s disease to be a disorder of the central nervous system that results from the loss of cells in various parts of the brain, including a region called the substantia nigra. The substantia nigra cells produce dopamine, a chemical messenger responsible for transmitting signals within the brain that allow for coordination of movement. Loss of dopamine causes neurons to fire without normal control, leaving patients less able to direct or control their movement. Parkinson\u2019s disease is one of several diseases categorized by clinicians as movement disorders.<\/p>

The exact cause of Parkinson\u2019s disease is unknown, although research points to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. If a continuum existed, with exclusively genetic causes at one end and exclusively environmental causes at the other, different Parkinson\u2019s patients would likely fall at many different places along that continuum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the past 10 years, researchers have identified a number of rare instances where Parkinson\u2019s disease appears to be caused by a single genetic mutation. In these cases, the mutated gene is passed from generation to generation, resulting in a great number of Parkinson\u2019s disease cases within an extended family. Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the greatest genetic contributor to Parkinson\u2019s disease discovered to date.\n\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On the opposite end of the continuum, in the early 1980s, a group of heroin users in California took drugs from a batch contaminated with a substance called MPTP. After ingesting this chemical, the drug users were stricken with a form of Parkinson\u2019s disease that was primarily, if not exclusively, \u201cenvironmental\u201d in origin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We love helping families find the right senior care solution. And those families love us. But don’t take our word for it, read our testimonials!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Providing Compassionate Senior Home Care Services in Forsyth County, Forsyth, Macon, McDonough, Griffin, Jonesboro, Roberta, Barnesville, Gray, Thomaston, Jackson, and surrounding communities.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Because the causes of Parkinson\u2019s disease are unknown, there is no scientifically validated preventive course to reduce the risk of its onset. The single biggest risk factor for Parkinson\u2019s disease is advancing age. Men have a somewhat higher risk than women.<\/p>

That being said, a number of studies have highlighted factors that are associated with either greater or lesser risk of Parkinson\u2019s disease. For example, smoking and caffeine consumption has been associated with lower rates of Parkinson\u2019s disease, while head injury and pesticide exposure have been associated with higher risk. While such studies do not definitively link these factors with Parkinson\u2019s disease one way or another, they highlight areas where further research may guide us to risk-prevention or treatment strategies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our clients that benefit from these services are often the elderly, new and expectant parents, disabled individuals, and those transitioning from a hospital or medical facility to home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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