Global Care Network

United States

AZ—Barrow Neurological Institute
CA—Stanford Movement Disorders Center
CA—University of Southern California
CA—University of California, Davis Health Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration 
CA—University of California, San Francisco
CA—University of California, San Diego Movement Disorder Center
CO—University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center
DC—Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
FL—University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration
FL—University of Miami
FL—University of South Florida Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
GA—Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
GA—Emory University
IA—University of Iowa
IL—Northwestern University Movement Disorders Center
IL—Rush University Medical Center
IN—Indiana University School of Medicine
KS—Parkinson's Foundation Krupp Smith Family Foundation Center of Excellence at the University of Kansas Medical Center
MD—Johns Hopkins Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
MA—Massachusetts General Hospital
MA—Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
MI—University of Michigan Health
MN—Struthers Parkinson's Center
NH—Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
NY—Mount Sinai Beth Israel
NY—Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NY—Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson's and Movement Disorders at NYU Langone Medical Center
NY—University of Rochester Medical Center
NC—Duke Health Movement Disorders Center
NC—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
NV—Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
OH—Cleveland Clinic Center for Neurological Restoration
OR—Oregon Health and Science University Parkinson Center
PA—University of Pennsylvania Movement Disorder Center
PA—Jefferson Health’s Comprehensive Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center
SC—Medical University of South Carolina
TN—Vanderbilt University Medical Center
TX—Baylor College of Medicine
UT—University of Utah
VA—Virginia Commonwealth University

Australia

Victorian Comprehensive Parkinson's Program

Canada

McGill Parkinson Program
University of Calgary
University of Alberta
Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre, University of British Columbia
Toronto Western Hospital Movement Disorders Center

Germany

Philipps University

Israel

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Japan

Juntendo University Hospital

Netherlands

Nijmegen Parkinson Center

Singapore

Singapore National Neuroscience Institute

Taiwan

National Taiwan University Hospital, Center for Parkinson & Movement Disorders

United Kingdom

Kings College Hospital
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Nottingham

Find a Center of Excellence near you

The Foundation is not currently accepting applications for the Center of Excellence designation. Future updates will be posted here. Updated February 2024.

For more information, please contact ClinicalAffairs@Parkinson.org.

AR—University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
CT—Hartford HealthCare
HI—Queens Medical Center (Honolulu)
LA—Ochsner Neuroscience Institute
MI—Corewell Health
OH—Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders
TN—University of Tennessee Medical Center
TX—U of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
WA—Swedish Movement Disorders Clinic
WI—Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Neuroscience Institute

The Foundation is not currently accepting applications for the Comprehensive Center designation. Future updates will be posted here. Updated February 2024.

For more information, please contact ClinicalAffairs@Parkinson.org.

Italy: Fresco Network

The Fresco Network is comprised of multiple, independent medical sites that together provide high-quality, patient-centered and multi-disciplinary care to people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) within a specific country or region. The Network demonstrates exemplary care, innovative research, a commitment to medical professional training and educating the community of people with and affected by Parkinson’s.

Locations

• Moriggia-Pelascini Hospital
• Villa Margherita
• Policlinico of Milan
• Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital
• Santa Chiara Hospital
• San Martino Hospital

The Foundation is not currently accepting applications for the Network of Excellence designation. Future updates will be posted here. Updated February 2024.

For more information, please contact ClinicalAffairs@Parkinson.org.

AZ—Bella Vita Assisted Living
AZ—Desert Valley Hospice and Palliative Care
CO - Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness
DE - Country House
FL—Avow Hospice, Inc.
FL—Brightstar Care of Naples and Fort Myers
FL—The Carlisle of Naples
FL—Heart, Body & Mind Home Care
FL—Life Home Health
FL—Right at Home – Bonita Springs
GA - Somerby Peachtree City
GA - Somerby Sandy Springs
IL—Broadstreet Home Care
IL—Open Arms Solutions
IN—Parkview Care Center
IN—Right at Home Northwest Indiana
MA—Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley
MA—Youville House Assisted Living
MN—Amada Senior Care
MN - CareMN Home Care
MN—English Rose
MN—The Geneva Suites
MN—The Glenn – Minnetonka
MN—Havenwood of Buffalo
MN—Havenwood of Burnsville
MN—Havenwood of Maple Grove
MN—Havenwood of Minnetonka
MN—Home Instead Senior Care – Metro
MN—Joyful Companions Home Care
MN—The Lodge at Stillwater
MN—Lyngblomsten
MN—NorBella Senior Living Prior Lake
MN—Parkinson’s Specialty Care
MN—Right at Home Twin Cities
MN—Rushseba Station and Landing
MN—Summit Place
MN—SYNERGY HomeCare MPS Metro
MN—SYNERGY HomeCare West Metro
MN—SYNERGY HomeCare East Metro and West Central Wisconsin
MN—SYNERGY HomeCare Southern Twin Cities
MN—SYNERGY HomeCare Northeast Metro
MN—Visiting Angeles West Metro
MN—Walker Methodist Care Suites
MN—Walker Methodist Highview Hills
MN—Walker Methodist Levande
MN—Walker Methodist Place
MN—Walker Methodist Plaza
MN—Walker Methodist River Heights
MN—Walker Methodist Westwood Ridge
MN—Wilder Healthy Aging and Caregiver Services
MN—Wilder Customized Living – Hamline
MN—Wilder Customized Living – Ravoux
NC—Golden Harmony Home Care
NC - Senior Helpers
NY—80th Street Residence
NY—Alliance Homecare
NY—Concerned Home Management for the Elderly, Inc (COHME)
NY - Elder Care Homecare
NY—NYC Health & Hospitals – McKinney
NY—NYC Health & Hospitals – SeaView
NY—The Kensington
OH—Life Care Center of Medina
OK—Saint Simeon’s Senior Living
PA - The Bridges of Warwick
RI—Linn Health and Rehabilitation
SC—Right at Home – Columbia
SD—Edgewood Assisted Living
SD—Edgewood Memory Care
SD—Edgewood Cedar View Memory Care
TX—Harbor Chase of McKinney
WA—Adult Family Home Senior Care
WA—Care to Stay Home
WI—Havenwood of Onalaska

Education is at the heart of the Community Partners in Parkinson’s Care program. Our curriculum is based on the latest Parkinson’s information, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, care recommendations and interprofessional communication.

Developed by PD educators, with decades of care experiences, this program provides direct care staff and other professionals with knowledge they can apply to client care tomorrow.

Parkinson’s disease is a complex neurodegenerative disease. Most clients who move to a senior residential community or bring in-home care are in the mid-late stages of PD with challenging care needs. Providing individualized care to support client needs requires knowledge and confidence in common symptoms and management tools. The program distills the complexity of PD into applicable information and tangible tools to help staff immediately provide optimal care to enhance their clients’ quality of life.

Virtual & In-person Training

This program provides a full curriculum of Parkinson’s education through virtual and in-person trainings. Presented via online synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences, we educate site champions at each member site utilizing the train-the-trainer model.

Please Note:

• Applications open on a quarterly basis.

• Check our 2024 Calendar for trainings dates.

• Exclusive Awarding-Winning Parkinson’s Education: Learn from Parkinson’s experts to provide targeted and effective care utilizing an online curriculum.

• Continuous Online Education for All Staff: Join member-only conversations on various topics with PD specialists from various disciplines (available live and on-demand).

• Ongoing Collaborative Support: Members have direct access to program co-directors for coaching and answers to questions to optimize success.

• One-of-a-Kind Experiential PD Toolkit: Help staff understand PD symptoms with interactive activities.

• Members-Only Promotional Materials: Promote site membership in your community with member-only materials; differentiate yourself with a member badge and Certificate of Membership.

• Parkinson’s Foundation Promotion. Member sites are:

  • Listed on the Parkinson’s Foundation website

  • Referred to local callers and families who contact the Foundation’s Helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO (1-800-473-4636)

  • Included in an up-to-date listing of Community Partners in Parkinson’s Care to all U.S. Global Care Network Centers

• Amplify your impact by joining us at Moving Day, A Walk for Parkinson’s. Receive a 10% discount on your chosen sponsorship level and consider forming a team to further enhance our collective efforts in improving the lives of people with PD. Sponsorship levels may vary by market.

• Boost your recognition locally. Receive a 10% discount on sponsorship opportunities for Parkinson's Foundation Education Programs within your communities.

Maintain Active Site Champions: Every site must have a site champion who is required to participate in a two-day accredited live virtual training course. This course leverages a tailored Parkinson’s education, medication management, mobility, communication, mid to late-stage complexities, and milestones of membership maintenance.

Complete Staff Training: 70% of direct care staff must complete online asynchronous education within six months of program membership.

Submit Online Outcome Measures Two Times a Year:

1.  Client Surveys: completed by clients
2.  Semi-Annual Report: completed by site champions
3.  Medication Audit: A two-day audit of clients taking carbidopa/levodopa formulations of Parkinson’s medications — Only required for Senior Living Communities

Attend Member Bi-Annual Calls with National Co-Directors: Private virtual calls to discuss progress, share information and ensure member questions are answered.

Yearly Membership Fees
Senior Living Communities - $2,750
Home Care Agencies - $1,500

Legacy Members (Members who joined prior to 2023)
Senior Living Communities - $2,500
Home Care Agencies - $1,250

Corporate Discount
15% discount yearly membership 

Payment Options

• PayPal (members do not need to have a PayPal account)

• Electronic Transfer

• Mail in Check

Subsidies available upon need, availability and request.

Please Note

• Invoice will be emailed one-month prior to membership expiration.

• Membership must be active to have access to educational and marketing materials.

Cancellation Policy

Memberships can be canceled within 30 days of start date (or renewal start date) with written notice to CommunityParnters@Parkinson.org. A refund minus $150 service fee will be processed within 60 days of notice. At that time, the member will forfeit any usage of member education or recognition including but not limited to the badge, display of membership certificate and marketing materials.

There are no refunds after 30 days of start date of membership.

Find upcoming training dates, membership education talks and meetings in this calendar.

2024 Calendar

What is a site champion?

A site champion is the designated representative between a member site and the Community Partners in Parkinson’s Care leadership team. They participate in update meetings and virtual site visits to review progress and answer questions.

Site champions must participate in a two-day virtual training, where they will receive a high-level education on Parkinson’s disease, as well as information on the mechanics, expectations, and resources of program membership.

Successful site champions tend to be enthusiastic, organized and interested in improving the quality of Parkinson’s care. Many are nurses or social workers but can serve in any role within their organization.

The Role of a Site Champion

Typically, each member site has at least two site champions who are responsible to steward at least 70% of the staff to complete the online education models and implement the tools learned in the everyday care of their clients.

Site champions:

• Are the primary representatives of the program at their site.
• Ensure education for new and existing staff using the provided Community Partners in Parkinson’s Care online curriculum.
• Raise awareness of membership.
• Perform timely collection of outcome data and reports based on the schedule provided. These include:
  • Medication Audits (two times a year for senior communities only)
  • Client Surveys (two times a year)
  • Semi-Annual Report (two times a year)

As the network continues to grow, the Parkinson’s Foundation takes pride in meeting with site champions two times a year for one-on-one calls with our National Co-Directors. Our goal is to coach and mentor site champions throughout the center’s membership to support your efforts to meet membership requirements each year.

For New Site Champions Joining A Current Member Site

1. Complete online member application – Apply now

2. Application is reviewed for acceptance.
3. Person(s) is/are invited to the next quarterly training.

Below we highlight the membership process:

1. Complete the online member application.
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2. Application is reviewed for acceptance.
3. Complete invoice and payment (quarterly enrollment).
4. Once payment is received, site champions are invited to the virtual training and given access to online modules.
5. After completing training, site champions return to work and share materials with staff to ensure 70% or more of direct care staff complete the online modules.