Parkinson Care in Culver City
Watching someone you love succumb to a debilitating illness like Parkinson’s disease is heart-wrenching. You feel helpless when all you can do is provide support and encouragement as they fight to remain independent and strong despite the pain and fear they feel. Hiring an expert in home Caregiver, Senior Companion, Nurse Aide or Respite Caregiver to help your family through this battle is an excellent way to get the extra help needed to keep fighting. Caregivers from A-1 Home Care Agency have extensive knowledge about the physical and motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and can provide assistance with personal hygiene, dressing, mobility, incontinence, physical therapy and medications. They can also help with mood disorders, anxiety, depression, memory loss, hallucinations and dementia that can affect someone with late-stage Parkinson’s. Since 1991, A-1 Home Care Agency has helped seniors and elderly living in:
- Pacific Palisades
- Santa Monica
- Beverly Hills
- Malibu
- Brentwood
- Topanga
- Encino
- Culver City
- Calabasas
- Los Angeles County
- Orange County
We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, Gilbert Guide Seal of Approval and are members of the National Care Planning Council.
Famous Actors, Authors and Sports Figures with Parkinson’s Disease
There are many famous actors, authors, sports figures and politicians who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. These include actor Bob Haskins, artist Salvador Dali, baseball player Ben Petrick, actor Sir Michael Redgrave, boxer Muhammad Ali, Pope John Paul II, actor Vincent Price, novelist Nathan Heard, actress Deborah Kerr, basketball coach Billy Kennedy, Attorney General Janet Reno, cartoonist Charles Schulz, baseball player Brian Grant, actor Jim Backus, boxer Freddie Roach, author Steve Alten, musician and singer Maurice White, cyclist Davis Phinney, evangelist Billy Graham, American War Hero Richard Winters, golfer Jimmy Knepper and physicist Owen Chamberlain.
Actor and author Michael J. Fox also suffers from Parkinson’s disease. He founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to help find a cure. He also wrote several books about how Parkinson’s has affected his life and career. They are A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned, Lucky Man: A Memoir, Always Looking Up and The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.
Los Angeles County
15111 Whittier Blvd. Suite 360 Whittier, CA 90603
562-929-8400
Orange County
2400 West Coast Highway, Suite 5 Newport Beach, CA 92663
949-650-3800
San Gabriel Valley
680 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 180 Pasadena, CA 91101
877-929-8499