American Parkinson Disease Association Wisconsin Chapter

Contact Information:

Phone: (608) 229-7628
Website: http://www.wichapterapda.org/
Email: [email protected]

Description:

The APDA Wisconsin Chapter has recently changed their caregiver respite program for Parkinson patients where the program is available across the state instead of just in Dane County. The American Parkinson Disease Association provides a $500 stipend to Parkinson patients to be used for respite care services. The individual living with Parkinson’s disease may not be receiving any other funded or subsidized respite care services (including living in an assisted living or nursing home) during the time period recipient is receiving respite care funded by the APDA Respite Care Grant program. There are no financial requirements to the program.



The committee has tried to simplify the steps for Parkinson patients in which they are:



1. Complete Respite Care Grant Program Application & Survey.

2. Obtain a statement from respite care recipient’s medical doctor or physician’s assistant that confirms a Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis.

3. Send to APDA-WI:

a) statement from medical doctor or physician’s assistant confirming Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis

b) completed Respite Care Grant Program Application & Survey to APDA-WI

4. If application has been approved, contact the respite care provider of your choice and interview the respite care provider

5. Contact APDA-WI once respite care provider has been selected and let APDA-WI

staff know respite care provider contact information. APDA-WI will then contact respite care provider and request provider to complete Respite Care Provider Service Agreement. Once Respite Care Provider Service Agreement has been completed and returned to APDA-WI, APDA-WI will then contact person listed as ‘primary contact’ below to confirm status.



The APDA Wisconsin Chapter plans to pilot the program to see how many Parkinson patients utilize this resource. If it is successful and used, then we would consider increasing the funds designated to this program. Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for passing it along to Parkinson patients across the state.



Other services include education, support groups,Information and Referral services, exercise classes, newslatter and a mentoring program.

Service Categories

Respite

Geographic Areas Served

  • Counties Marinette

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Last Update Date: 08/31/2020

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