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Caring for a parent with Parkinson's, at home in Riyadh

The tremor is not what frightens you. It is watching him stop halfway across the room, feet stuck to the floor, and knowing that one of those moments will end on the tiles.

Signs it may be time for help

  1. 1

    Freezing in doorways, or in the middle of turning around.

  2. 2

    Medication taken half an hour late, and the whole day worse for it.

  3. 3

    Buttons, cups and cutlery have become a struggle he hides from you.

  4. 4

    A fall, or a near-fall, in the last month.

  5. 5

    Meals take an hour, and half the plate goes back to the kitchen.

What care at home actually looks like

With Parkinson's, the clock matters more than almost anything else. Medication half an hour late can cost the whole morning.

So doses are given exactly on the hour they are prescribed, recorded, and the good hours are used for the things that need moving — washing, dressing, walking.

Movement is unhurried and supported: standing up slowly, turning in a wide arc, a hand ready but not a hand that takes over.

Meals are soft where they need to be, cut small, unhurried, with drinks thickened if swallowing has become risky.

And nobody rushes him or finishes his sentences. Being hurried is what makes the freezing worse.

How our carers are trained for this

  • Medication on the exact hour

    Doses timed to the prescription, not to the household, and written down each day.

  • Freezing and turning

    How to help someone unstick their feet safely, and how a house should be arranged to make it happen less.

  • Falls prevention

    Rugs, thresholds, bathrooms and slippers — the ordinary things that cause the fall.

  • Meals and swallowing

    Textures, pacing and posture, and the signs that mean stop and call the doctor.

What it costs

It depends on hours and on whether daily-life support is enough or a licensed nurse is needed for medication and monitoring. The assessment at home is free and gives you a written plan the same day.

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What families ask us

Parkinson's care is mostly daily-life care, and a trained caregiver is usually the right level. If medication has to be administered rather than prompted, that needs a licensed nurse — the free assessment tells you which.

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