McKnight’s Senior Living June 10, 2024
As the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease (PD) poses a significant challenge for the healthcare community, affecting almost 1 million individuals in the United States and projected to increase to 1.2 million by 2030.
Senior living executives and industry professionals can play a crucial role in supporting individuals living with this challenging condition by recognizing the importance of personalized wellness plans tailored to each individual’s needs and preferences. The approach for holistic wellness must encompass physical, emotional, social, and cognitive aspects of care in order to address the multifaceted aspects of the disease.
For many years, The Virginian collaborated with the Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area, or PFCNA, to offer specialized movement classes for people...