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If you or someone you know is on Medicare and in need of help to give medications, cook, etc., because of Parkinson's, or any other medical reason, Medicare will pay to have a nurse or aide come to your home. A doctor has to approve the visits. I also STRONGLY suggest that anyone on Medicare look into joining one of the Medicare HMO's. As long as the person has both Parts A and B, there is NO additional cost. Each state is a little different, but in Texas, my plan has no deductables. I pay $3 per office call and $5 per prescription. Everything else is covered 100%, no maximum, no bills, no forms. My HMO arranges for Home Health Care, medically necessary beds, walkers, etc. Medicare pays the HMO through some formula based on an average per person allowance. In turn, the HMO must take everyone on Medicare who applies. Call your state Social Security Office for details. P.S. There is a rumor that chocolate may cure Parkinson's. I"m trying to get my doctor to write a prescription for a 5 lb. box of Whitman's. <G>