The Joe Martin ALS Foundation

Respite Care - The Joe Martin ALS Foundation provides respite care at no cost for ALS patients. This includes getting patients out of bed, dressing, bathing, eating and starting a productive day. Respite care relieves the patient's family members of these responsibilities and allows the primary caregivers to take a break or attend to their own needs. The average number of families served for the year is 17 per week, with 6 hours per week for each family. Therefore, approximately 1734 hours of respite care was provided at no cost to ALS patients.

Other Program Services/Joe's Camp

Therapy Sessions - Poor blood circulation, kidney stones, edema, and contracture are just a few of the problems associated with paralysis. The progression of ALS Lou Gehrig's Disease leads to paralysis, but range of motion ROM, motomed therapy, standing sessions, and exercise can prevent these problems and help maintain mobility for as long as possible. These therapies are provided in the patient's home. The average number therapy sessions per week for the year were 34, at one hour per session. Therefore, approximately 1,768 hours of therapy was provided at no cost to ALS patients.