How can I watch television more easily if I have Parkinson's disease?

If you have Parkinson’s disease, these tips can help to make watching television easier:Purchase a universal remote control and program it to operate both the VCR and the TV. Universal remotes cost less than $20 and can be used in the home and elsewhere to operate the TV, VCR, stereo, and DVD player. Use a large-button adapter for your remote control, if you have trouble with fine motor movements.

Some fit over and snap onto the small remote buttons or your regular remote; others are universal and replace your standard remote control. Take a plain adhesive-backed label and write the cable channels and their numbers on it. Put the label on the back of your remote control, where you can easily consult it.

Now, you won’t have to remember all the channel numbers or page through a TV Guide or newspaper listing whenever you want to watch a program. Calming videos and DVDs provide respite. Videos and DVDs with nature themes can provide natural relaxation and entertainment for people with dementia and give their care partner a little break.

Sit down and take a soothing trip through a garden, visit a country pond, watch an aquarium, or just enjoy the warm coziness of a country hearth. Note: Videos and DVDs are no substitute for care or supervision. To have a constant supply of new videos and DVDs without running to and from the store, consider signing up for a subscription service that offers unlimited rentals that you can keep as long as you want.

Blockbuster, Wal-Mart, and Netflix (www.netflix.com) all have rental plans. Monthly rates run $15.50 to $30. Family videos and DVDs provide comfort to one with memory loss.

Family videos and DVDS featuring familiar voices and faces are a source of comfort to one with memory loss. If a loved one is lost in the past, transfer old photos or movies of a time they remember to video or DVD.

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