At Home Instead, we are continually innovating the support we offer to our franchisees. One of the ways we do this is through the development of partnerships.
We have a team dedicated to this as we believe that we can benefit from working alongside organisations who have different perspectives or areas of expertise, resulting in better ideas and outcomes. The benefit of these relationships to our franchisees and their clients is immense.
And so, we are delighted to announce our latest partnership with the national charity, Parkinson’s UK.
Through the partnership, our National Office has created a bespoke Parkinson’s training programme, allowing our franchisees to train their CAREGivers so that they have the knowledge and skills to provide care that is tailored to the needs of their clients living with Parkinson’s.
Our National Office will begin to roll out the training to 10,000 CAREGivers across our franchise network in the coming months.
Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, and it is estimated 1 in 37 people alive today will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in their lifetime. However there is still no cure, the condition gets worse over time, and with over 40 symptoms it is incredibly complex and unique to each individual. Around 145,000 people in the UK have Parkinson’s.
Our CEO, Martin Jones commented: “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.”
Ghalib Ullah, head of commercial partnerships at Parkinson’s UK added: “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 that 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.”
Like our specialist dementia training, our Parkinson’s training will provide our franchisees and their CAREGivers with knowledge and skills, allowing them to stand out from other care providers.