Last chance for care home residents to take part in Parkinson's survey

Parkinson’s UK is urging care home residents and staff to take part in a survey to find out what they think could make a real difference to people living with Parkinson’s.

The survey closes at the end of this month and the charity is very keen to get the views of both people in care homes living with Parkinson’s and care workers who provide care and support.

Parkinson’s UK has launched the survey in conjunction with ENRICH (Enabling Research in Care Homes) and the Research Ready Care Home Network.

Dr Kieran Breen, director of Research and Innovation, Parkinson’s UK, said: “Our research aims to improve life for people living with Parkinson’s now, and ultimately find a cure. But we need the input of people who have direct and personal experience of Parkinson’s to make sure we’re addressing the right questions to help us achieve this.”

“We would like to encourage care homes to pass the survey onto to their staff and help and encourage residents to complete it. Parkinson’s UK will use the findings to guide future research and inform their wider work as a charity.”

To collect opinions the charity has set up a very short survey which can be accessed at the link below. There is also a comprehensive question and answer section that explains the process.

http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/content/what-questions-should-parkinsons-research-answer

For further information on how care homes can get involved in research please go to www.enrich.dendron.nihr.ac.uk