The Parkinson Foundation of the Heartland serves the regional Parkinson’s community in the following ways:

The Parkinson Wellness Center & Wellness Program
Our Wellness Center at 8900 State Line Road in Leawood, Kansas houses our library, Information and Referral Center, quiet reading room and two classroom spaces. We have a full schedule of programming in the new center. Click here to view our classes. The centerpiece of our Wellness Center is our Wellness Program, which runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 1:00 year round. Attendees participate in exercise, recreational therapy, learn about their disease process and ways to combat it, and join us for lunch. Caregivers are encouraged to use this time for respite.

Support Groups and The Support Group Leadership Network
For the many support groups in our service area, the Foundation provides financial support, informational literature, videotapes and group leader training. Click on the appropriate link below to find a support group in your area.
Kansas / Missouri / Oklahoma

Exercise Groups
The Foundation provides videotapes, therabands and other necessary tools to exercise groups specifically geared to people with Parkinson’s disease. Click on the appropriate link below to find an exercise group in your area.
Kansas / Missouri / Oklahoma

Speech Classes
The Foundation provides cash grants to Speech Pathology Graduate programs, co-sponsoring year-round speech classes for people with Parkinson’s disease. Click here for a list of speech classes.

Medication Assistance Program
The Foundation provides monetary assistance to people with Parkinson’s disease to help them defray the cost of their Parkinson medications. We also work closely with hospitals and doctors to help eligible patients receive relief assistance from all major pharmaceutical firms that manufacture or distribute Parkinson medications.

Respite Care Assistance Program
The Foundation provides cash assistance to people with Parkinson’s disease and their families to pay for emergency respite care.

Supply Closet
The Foundation maintains a supply closet with wheelchairs, bath chairs, commodes, walkers, Depends, glycerin swabs, big-grip utensils and other aids for daily living. Parkinson patients and their families can borrow items indefinitely. The Foundation also loans power lift chairs and power wheel chairs and scooters.

Social Activities
The Foundation underwrites an annual Caregivers Appreciation Luncheon and Valentine Dinner for people with Parkinson’s disease and their families.