Live-in Care for Brain Injury

Alcedo Care provides bespoke live-in care and support to people needing around-the-clock brain injury care to live independently at home. Nurse-led team.

No matter the brain injury type and the severity of the injury, Alcedo Care can help and support you or your loved ones with a tailored care plan to cover all your needs. We will work closely with you to gain a full understanding of what’s going to be required to achieve the best outcome for you. If your trauma requires clinical care, our nurses will assist you and your live-in carer so that you receive the best quality of care around-the-clock.

At Alcedo Care, we understand how challenging and life-changing a brain injury can be not only for you but your loved ones and your family. The transition from the hospital or rehabilitation setting to your home can be a stressful and anxious experience for all involved but with the assistance of our nurse-led team, you can be confident that you have the 24/7 support and attention from your live-in carer during your rehabilitation.

To ensure that you and your loved ones receive the care they need we create bespoke care plans tailored to all your requirements. Our personalised live-in care for brain injury plans are designed to provide the best care for you or your family, to feel comfortable and independent in the familiar surroundings of your own home.

Moreover, depending on your brain injury we can provide you with a nurse-led team where our experience nurses will regularly review and update your care plan based on your progress and your rehabilitation program.

As the command centre of the nervous system, the brain receives signals from the body’s sensory organs and outputs information to the muscles. Any disruptions in the brain caused by a blow or trauma to the head affecting its normal function is called brain injury. Such an injury can cause behavioural, personality and cognitive difficulties as well as physical impairments.

Quite often partners and families have to become carers and need to adapt to their loved ones’ care needs. Depending on the trauma, the brain injury could have short or long-term effects on the body where round-the-clock care and support might be needed. With the support of our live-in carers, you or your loved ones can have a smooth and stress-free transition from hospital to home. We will ensure that all your requirements throughout the day will be fulfilled so that you can have a better quality of life while in the comfort of your own home.

According to World Health Organization, acquired brain injury is damage to the brain, which occurs after birth and is not related to a congenital or degenerative disease. Causes of acquired brain injuries (ABI) could include falls, road motor accidents, stroke, traumatic brain injuries, etc. Brain injuries that fall under ABI are:

• Brain tumours –abnormal growth of cells in the brain and skull that multiply at increased speed. Depending on the type, size and location of the tumour and it might have different effects on the brain.
• Encephalitis – inflammation of the brain most often caused by an infection which makes the brain swell.
• Hypoxic/anoxic brain injury – reduction or loss of oxygen to the brain that causes an interruption in brain function leading to immediate or irreversible brain damage.
• Aneurysm – known as a cerebral aneurysm is a swelling of a blood vessel in the brain
• Brain haemorrhage – also known as a haemorrhagic stroke or brain bleed is bleeding in or around the brain caused by a ruptured aneurysm or a significant blow to the head.
• Even though traumatic brain injuries fall under acquired brain injuries, they differ from them by the cause of the injury. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are injuries that affect how the brain works, caused by physical trauma to the head. Causes for TBI are often bumps, blows or jolts to the head, penetrating injuries, assault, falls, road accidents, physical trauma, neurosurgery, etc.

Depending on the severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI), there are three different levels :

• Mild (concussion) – mild traumatic brain injuries are the most common injuries caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or hit to the body causing the brain to move quickly back and forth in the skull. Mild injuries are usually not life-threatening but can have serious effects on your brain function.
• Moderate and Severe – similar to mild brain injuries, moderate and severe TBIs are caused by falls, bumps blows or jolts to the head but also more serious injuries as a result of an assault, penetrating injuries and road accidents. Compared to concussions, these injuries can have life-changing long-term consequences to the person’s health and could require ongoing complex care and support.

No matter the brain injury type and the severity of the injury, Alcedo Care can help and support you or your loved ones with a tailored care plan to cover all your needs. We will work closely with you to gain a full understanding of what’s going to be required to achieve the best outcome for you. If your trauma requires clinical care, our nurses will assist you and your live-in carer so that you receive the best quality of care around-the-clock.

Brain injuries have wide-ranging and unique effects on each individual – encompassing some, or all, of the following:

• Behavioural and personality-affecting difficulties including anxiety, depression, self-control/impulsivity issues and sudden (often inexplicable) mood swings.
• Cognitive difficulties affecting memory, concentration, rationalisation and learning.
• Physical impairments like loss of coordination, muscle control, paralysis, epilepsy, sensory impairment and fatigue.

Our live-in brain injury care plans are designed to support you by providing person-centred care to meet your diverse and challenging requirements, aspirations and goals. Depending on your brain injury degree and how your daily life is affected we can provide you with a mixture of care including personal care to support you with your personal hygiene and appearance; complex care where our nurses can support you with all your clinical needs including but not limited to PEG and tracheostomy; companionship where your live-in carer will help you access the community and regain your social skills and confidence, support you with emotional regulation and plan your day. Moreover, our respite care services are the ideal temporary solution for the primary carer to take time off to recharge and improve their well-being.