17 Essential Care Partner Resources

Navigating the role of a care partner for someone with Parkinson's disease is both challenging and deeply rewarding. These resources, drawn from top Parkinson's organizations and expert foundations, offer essential insights, guidance, and practical support to help care partners at every stage of their journey. From tips for early-stage caregiving to advice on supporting loved ones through advanced challenges, these tools provide strategies to empower care partners, build resilience, and foster meaningful connections. Whether you're seeking day-to-day advice, ways to enhance your partnership or specific caregiver resources, these pages offer a wealth of knowledge designed to support you and your loved one.

1. AARP Caregiving Homepage (AARP)

2. University of Michigan Care Partner Poll

3. I am a Carer (Parkinson’s Europe)

4. Care Partners Home Page (Michael J. Fox Foundation)

5. Care Partner Home Page (Parkinson’s Foundation)

6. Care Partner resources for early journey (Parkinson’s Foundation)

7. Care Partner resources (Davis Phinney Foundation)

8. What “partnering” means? (uhn.ca)

9. Care Partner Tips & Tricks (ipmdc)

10. 7 Ways to Help Your Loved One (Johns Hopkins)

11. Supporting Someone with Parkinson’s (Parkinson’s UK)

12. Caregiving (CDC)

13. For Care Partners (APDA)

14. 10 Tips for Care Partners (Parkinson Canada)

15. Parkinson’s Disease Caregiver Resources (Stanford)

16. VA Caregiving Tips | Parkinson’s (Veterans Affairs)

17. The Care Partner Project

Feel free to reach out to Larry Gifford at Larry@PDAvengers.com if you'd like to suggest an additional resource for care partners.