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Specialist rehabilitation after a brain or spinal injury
Exemplar Health Care is a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex needs. Our care homes provide person-centred care and rehabilitation for younger adults who’ve experienced a brain or spinal injury.
Our approach to care focuses on maximising independence, building everyday living skills and empowering people live as fulfilled lives as possible. Here, we share the story of David who, with the support of the Nurseled team at Fairburn Vale, is preparing to move into his own home after a car accident which left him with a C2 and C3 spinal injury.
DAVID’S STORY
David is 28 years old and lives at our Fairburn Vale care home in Castleford. After a car accident left him a quadriplegic, our Care Team has supported him to regain his independence and build his everyday living skills, and he’s now ready to move into his own flat.
PRACTICAL SUPPORT COMPLEX CARE WITH EXEMPLAR HEALTH CARE
Exemplar Health Care has 32 care homes across England that support people on their journey from being in hospital or living in a secure setting to communitybased living, as well as offering longer term support for people living with degenerative or lifelimiting illnesses. Alongside many of our homes, we have OneCare Everyone has been very services which offer a stepFrom day one, David expressed welcoming to me since I’ve got in and step-out service to his wishes to live independently - and that’s what we’ve here. I was anxious about moving independent living. The services are registered with the Care supported him to do. but it helped being with a mixed Quality Commission (CQC)
The Occupational Therapy age group of service users. I will for nursing care, and provide Team at the home has supported David to adapt his miss it when I leave because you a range of flexible support packages that are built around new home to ensure that it always have someone to talk to if people’s needs and goals. meets his needs and supports you’re having a bad day - staff go Our holistic approach to care his independence. And the home’s Activities the extra mile ensures that people get the right care, by the right team, the Team helped David to DAVID first time round, which leads to transform his van so that it’s better outcomes and brings an accessible for his wheelchair- this will enable him to freely end to the cycle of failed placements. ■ attend community activities and live a more independent lifestyle. Tel: 01709 565777 | Email: referrals@exemplarhc.com Web: www.exemplarhc.com
IN-HOUSE PHYSIOTHERAPY
The in-house Physiotherapy Team has worked with David on an individualised exercise programme to help with his spasticity. The team has also helped him to source a new electric wheelchair which is controlled by sensors at the head, to give him more freedom to move around his home and in the community.
This care has been invaluable in supporting David to move into his own home, so that he can continue to live an independent and meaningful life despite his physical limitations.
