Corvallis: Lift Workshop for Family Caregivers (In-Person)

Lift Workshop for Family Caregivers

Does your loved one have trouble with mobility? Are you worried about how to help them out of bed or out of a car? Or, do you just want to be prepared for what may lie ahead?

During this hour and a half program, our instructors will lead you through the proper and safe techniques to transfer your loved one who has mobility issues due to Parkinson’s disease. This program is intended for family care partners only.

There will be 5 interactive stations:

1. Sit to stand
2. In and out of bed
3. In and out of the bath
4. In and out of the car
5. Getting up from the ground

Each caregiver will participate, rotating to each station and practicing with other caregivers. You will also learn when it is necessary to seek help. If you have physical limitations, please let the instructors know before class.

Class size is limited to 10. If you registered and then are unable to attend this workshop, please call our office as soon as possible so we are able to allow others to participate in your place 800-426-6806.

This program is supported by funding through from TMS.

This program is adopted from the National Parkinson’s Foundation Ohio that we are happy to bring this to Oregon and our Parkinson's community.

Our instructors for this workshop:

Hannah McAllister is part of the off-site mobile department at Fitness Over 50 providing fitness training and exercise programs to clients in their homes or facilities. With a background as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant and four years of experience in the hospital environment, she is very familiar with medical conditions or trauma and their impact on function, endurance and strength. She has completed courses through MMOA (Modern Management of the Older Adult) to continue learning best practice and fighting against the chronic under-dosage of older adult exercise programs. Hannah works with multiple clients with Parkinson’s and has a passion for caregiver training to create a safe and accessible environment fostering independence.

Jim Carson, PTA, works in the ortho rehab department at the Corvallis Clinis. He has been there for 5 years. He is certified in the Parkinson's BIG and PWR programs. He has extensive experience in skilled nursing as well as home health and hospital settings. Outside of work, he volunteers with Oregon Adaptive Sports ski program and the officiates for the University of Oregon track program.

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