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Parkinson Association of Central Florida Quarterly newsletter featuring news, local events, education and interesting articles.
AdventHealth neuroscienceinstitute - Parkinson outreach center
Offers many programs and educational resources.
Parkinson Foundation
Offers many free educational resources, including the helpline: 1-800-4PD-INFO.
PMD Alliance
Offers free online and in-person educational seminars and information for those with Parkinson’s disease, their family members, caregivers and friends.
Davis Phinney Foundation
Offers inspiration, education, and wellness resources as well as online webinars, DVDs, and other educational tools.
Michael J Fox Foundation
Funds Parkinson’s research and offers the Fox Trial Finder where one can register, develop a profile and be linked with current research studies.
Melvin Weinstein Parkinson Foundation
A not-for-profit organization that helps people with Parkinson’s live safely and independently by obtaining equipment and other needs when one cannot afford it.
Health Care Resources
Harry Physical Therapy & Wellness Dr. Fitzherbert Harry, Physical Therapist/Owner. Offering mobile physical therapy in your home. MD referral not required. Phone: 407-663-5438. Email: drharry@harryptw.com Website: www.harryptw.com
Financial Resources
Parkinson Association of Central Florida Steady Hand Grants
Whether at onset or years later, Parkinson’s Disease takes physical, psychological and financial tolls on patients, caregivers and families. PACF’s Steady Hand Grants provide need-based, short-term financial assistance. Whether it is transportation costs, co-pay relief, doctor-recommended treatments or other care, Steady Hand Grants — not to exceed $500 — are designed to help fill financial gaps for Central Florida’s Parkinson’s community.
Parkinson Association of Central Florida Community Grants/Funding
The Parkinson Association of Central Florida funds non-duplicative, community-based education, exercise and outreach programs that address unmet needs in the local Parkinson’s community through its Community Grants program.
PACF’s model of grant funding is designed to target funding to the best programs that are impactful, scalable, sustainable and measurable.
The PayingforSeniorCare.com website and the Eldercare Financial Resource Locator Tool were created by the American Elder Care Research Organization and are owned and maintained by leading senior care referral company Caring, LLC. Their mission is to help individuals plan and implement senior care. The website is designed to help families and caregivers locate information about senior care resources for their loved ones, and to find the public and private programs available to assist in covering the cost of such care.
PAN Foundation
The Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation is an independent, national 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with chronic, life-threatening and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications. Partnering with generous donors, healthcare providers and pharmacies, PAN provides the underinsured population access to the healthcare treatments they need to best manage their conditions and focus on improving their quality of life. Since its founding in 2004, PAN has provided more than 605,000 underinsured patients with nearly $2.4 billion dollars in financial assistance, through over 50 disease-specific programs.
The Assistance Fund
The Assistance Fund provides financial support to patients who are critically or chronically ill in order for them to receive their life-saving, high-cost medications. These can include support with co-pays, deductibles, and insurance premiums. These often stand between access to greatly needed medications and patients who desperately need them. The Assistance Fund can provide financial relief for those struggling to financially afford care.
rise above parkinson’s, inc.
Rise Above Parkinson’s provides financial grants to assist with medical co-payments, safety equipment (such as walkers, canes, medical alert systems), and other non-insured services like massage therapy and activity program membership fees, and more. To qualify you must be a US citizen, permanent resident whose primary residence is in the state of Florida and who has received a diagnosis of a form of Parkinson’s disease. Candidates can apply online at RiseAboveParkinsons.org