Upcoming Events

All meetings are free and open to anyone directly or indirectly affected by Parkinson’s or any degenerative neurological disease.

Special Event in Spokane!

Northwest Parkinson's Foundation is hosting

Northwest Foundation’s HOPE Conference
In the Spokane Valley

You need to register for this online at nwpf.org/HOPE2024
We will have a table at this event and hope to see you there!

Coeur d'Alene Parkinson's Support Group & Caregivers Group

The Coeur d’Alene Parkinson’s Support Group is for men and women with Parkinson’s, their families and caregivers. It is free. We meet on the 1st Thursday of every month at the Elks Lodge, 1170 W Prairie Ave. We offer information and emotional support, and often have speakers from the medical community.

On the days we meet at the Elks, a complementary lunch will be served from 12:00 to 12:45 P.M. Please come and socialize. The group meeting will start at 1:00 P.M. and go until 2:30.

On January 2nd, there will be No meeting
Next meeting is on February 6th
The Caregiver Support Group will not be meeting in September.
Our speaker this month is Sucheta Beheray. She is a pharmacist who has a lot of knowledge regarding Parkinsons and she wants to talk to us about the subcutaneous pump delivery system for Levadopa called Vialev.
Hope to see you all there!

*We may have a Caregivers’ Support Group if there is a room available. It will be from 12:00 to 12:45 P.M. during the complimentary lunch which you will take with you.

Women with Parkinson's Support Group

We meet every 3rd Thursday from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. at MacKenzie River Pizza at 405 West Canfield Avenue, Coeur d’Alene. It is a great get-together for women with Parkinson’s to socialize, lend emotional support and share information.
We have a Scholarship Fund to buy your lunch if there is a financial need. Let Bonnie or Beth know before ordering.
This group will meet on January 16th.
Come have lunch with us!
moving to the music

Moving to the Music

This is a super fun, easy line dance type class that meets on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is held at the Elk’s. Lodge, 1170 West Prairie Avenue, Coeur d’Alene. Come and participate to whatever degree you are able. Wheelchairs and walkers are okay. Just do what you can and enjoy the music and comradery.
On December 26th, there will be No Moving to the Music class.
There will be class on January 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th .
Hope to see you there!

Music and Wellness

We meet on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and sometimes 5th Thursdays, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. This is a great group for increasing the volume of your voice and helping with the clarity of your speech. Our certified music therapist, Carla Carnegie, is a lot of fun and brings rhythm instruments to keep everyone involved. No singing ability needed. We are currently meeting at the Elks Lodge at 1170 West Prairie Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. ​
On December 26th, there will be No Music and Wellness class
There will be class on January 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th .
Hope to see you there!
balloon badminton

Balloon Badminton

Yes, there really is a game called Balloon Badminton. It is a lot of fun when you get a lot of balloons going and a lot of people out there. Please join us on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursdays of the month at the Elks Lodge, 1140 W. Prairie, CDA at 1:00 p.m.
On October 24th, there will be No Moving to the Music, so the Balloon Badminton will be moved to the 12:15 to 1:00 spot. The schedule will resume at the normal times on the 31st.
On December 26th, there will be No Balloon Badminton meeting.
There will be class on January 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th .
Come and join us!