Home care for someone living with PSP
Progressive supranuclear palsy changes quickly and brings a high risk of falls. A matched caregiver helps keep daily life safe and gives the family real support.
What daily life with PSP can look like
Progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, is a rare brain condition that is often mistaken for Parkinson's at first. Falls, often backward, tend to come early. Many people find it hard to move their eyes, especially to look down, which makes stairs, plates, and steps harder to see.
Speech and swallowing can change, and so can mood, patience, and thinking. Because PSP usually progresses faster than Parkinson's, families often need more help sooner than they expected, and the plan needs to keep up.
How a caregiver can help
- Staying close during walking, transfers, and stairs, with fall risk always in mind
- Setting things within easy reach and eye level, since looking down can be hard
- Help with personal care: bathing, dressing, toileting, and grooming
- Meals and drinks prepared to the texture the speech therapist or dietitian recommends
- Patience with slower speech, and time to finish a thought
- Overnight or longer shifts as needs grow
- Respite so the family caregiver can rest
The neurologist and health team lead medical care. Swallowing assessments, therapy, and equipment decisions stay with them, and our caregivers follow their recommendations.
Managed by our care team, start to finish
- Call or request supportTell us what's going on. No forms, no pressure, we listen first.
- In-home care assessmentA care coordinator visits to understand daily routines, medical needs, and personality fit.
- We match your caregiverWe hand-pick from our vetted roster of PSWs for skills, availability, and, just as importantly, personality.
- Care begins, and we stay closeMost families are matched within 24 hours. Your coordinator checks in regularly, this isn't "set and forget."
- A care coordinator who knows your family and stays reachable
- Caregivers vetted with a vulnerable-sector police check, interview, references, and a skills assessment
- Matched to your loved one, not just assigned from a roster
- Backup coverage arranged by us when a caregiver is unavailable
- A free in-home assessment and a clear, itemized quote
What families ask about PSP care at home
No. Starting with a few hours a week lets your family member get to know one caregiver while things are easier, and that relationship helps when needs grow.
Yes. PSP can change faster than families expect. Your coordinator can add hours, overnights, live-in care, or a second caregiver for transfers, and arrange backup so there are no gaps.
Yes. When the time comes, our palliative care support focuses on comfort, presence, and support for the family, working alongside the palliative care team.
Guides for families
Changes at home, like grab bars, a ramp or a safer bathroom, can make daily life easier. RightKind Home Access can arrange an occupational therapist visit and the work →
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Talk to a coordinator about PSP care
Tell us what's going on. A care coordinator will call you back within one business day.