Community Partners in Parkinson’s Care

AZ—Always Best Care Senior Services Tempe
AZ—Bella Vita Assisted Living
AZ—Desert Valley Hospice and Palliative Care
AZ—SYNERGY HomeCare of Tucson
CA—Care Indeed
CA—Legacy Homecare LA
CA—SYNERGY HomeCare of Silicon Valley
CO—Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness
DE—Country House
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—SYNERGY HomeCare of NW Atlanta
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—BrightStar Care of the Twin Cities
MN—CareMN Home Care
MN—English Rose
MN—Talamore Senior Living Woodbury
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 – Minneapolis and Western Suburbs
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 Timber Pines
MN—Walker Methodist Westwood Ridge
MN—Wilder Healthy Aging and Caregiver Services
MN—Wilder Customized Living – Hamline
MN—Wilder Customized Living – Ravoux
MO—​​​​​​​John Knox Village
NC—Golden Harmony Home Care
NC—​​​​​​​Senior Helpers
NJ—Christian Health
NY—80th Street Residence
NY—Alliance Homecare
NY—Concerned Home Management for the Elderly, Inc (COHME)
NY—​​​​​​​Elder Care Homecare
NY—Netherbay at Bay Shore
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—SYNERGY HomeCare of Mid Penn
RI—The Loft at Linn Assisted Living Memory Care
SC—Right at Home – Columbia
SD—Edgewood Assisted Living
SD—Edgewood Memory Care
SD—Edgewood Cedar View Memory Care
TX—Village on the Park 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 and 2025 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.

Below we highlight the membership process:

1. Complete the online member application for your intended membership type linked below. 
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.

Senior Living Communities

Residential Home
Small care settings typically located in a residential neighborhood. Often operates under an assisted living license in a home-like setting. Typically serves 5-8 residents. Corporate rates do not apply within this category.

• 1 owner with 1-2 sites:
  • 1-year membership: $1,500
  • 2-year membership (10% discount): $2,700
• 1 owner with 3-5 sites: 
  • 1-year membership: $2,500
  • 2-year membership (10% discount): $ 4,500

APPLY FOR RESIDENTIAL HOME

Assisted Living
Housing for elderly or disabled people that provides nursing care, housekeeping and prepared meals, as needed. Residents typically live in an individual unit or apartment and receive services as outlined in their designed care plan. Some assisted living facilities offer specialized services or units designed for those in need of memory care or other enhanced services. Assisted living typically does not provide 24-hour on-site nurse support and may be monitored by nursing assistants/aides through the night. 

• 1-year membership: $2,500
• 2-year membership (10% discount): $4,500

APPLY FOR ASSISTED LIVING

Skilled Nursing Facilities, Long-Term Care, Inpatient Rehab Facilities, and Combined Services
Often called skilled nursing facilities, long-term care or nursing homes, these offer comprehensive nursing care to residents in individual or twin room settings. These facilities are utilized by those needing higher levels of specialized nursing care on a 24-hour basis.

This category also includes inpatient rehabilitation facilities that provide short-term rehabilitation and nursing care after an illness or injury (often covered by Medicare or insurance post-hospitalization).

Combined services refer to life plan communities and continuing care retirement communities that offer multiple levels of care and services on one campus. 

• 1-year membership: $2,750
• 2-year membership (10% discount): $4,950

Apply for SNF, LTC, Inpatient Rehab or Combined Services

Home Care Agencies & Hospice

This category includes the below in-home services:

Medicare Certified Home Care Agency
Home care agencies that offer interdisciplinary care within a client’s home may include nursing, rehabilitation therapies, social services or home health aide care that is eligible for Medicare or other third-party payer reimbursement. Most clients receive these shorter-term services following an illness, injury or hospitalization.

Home care agencies that offer longer term assistance with personal care, companionship, housekeeping and other services. Care plans are designed by a supervising nurse or agency administration. Visits from home, health aides and companions can range from 2-24 hours of care in an individual’s home. These services are typically not covered by medical insurance (selectively covered by long-term care insurance).

Hospice
Agencies that provide specialized care for those nearing end of life (life expectancy typically six months or less). These groups offer a variety of services, and most hospice programs are typically covered through a special benefit of Medicare or other third-party insurance. Hospice staff may see clients in a variety of settings, including at-home and those living within assisted living or long-term care settings.

• 1-year membership: $1,500
• 2-year membership (10% discount): $2,700                                       

APPLY FOR Home CARE AGENCY OR HOSPICE

Fees subject to change

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 CommunityPartners@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 our calendars.

2024 Calendar

2025 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.

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