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CHD Rehabilitation operates two specialist rehabilitation centres, Bagshot Park Neurorehabilitation Centre and Kingston Rehabilitation Centre.
Each of the CHD Rehabilitation Centres are overseen by skilled clinical multidisciplinary teams, who are supported by GP’s and specialist consultants. The services are specialised in delivering neurorehabilitation, complex nursing, tracheostomy care and long-term disability management and are committed to providing the very highest levels of rehabilitation through individually tailored goal driven treatment programmes. Together our teams work to provide excellent treatment and rehabilitation for those in our care.
CHD Rehabilitation centres are located in Kingston-upon-Thames and Bagshot, Surrey and are purpose built to provide exceptional care and rehabilitation in comfortable surroundings whilst maintaining personal wellbeing. Therapy facilities at CHD Rehabilitation include fully equipped gyms and treatment rooms, a hydrotherapy pool and occupational therapy kitchen.
OUR AIMS ARE SIMPLE
To establish a care pathway that includes patient specific treatment programmes to facilitate the best possible recovery of those in our care.
To enable our patients to live as independently as possible, within the scope of their rehabilitation, to enhance their quality of life in a stimulating and caring environment.
Personalised rehabilitation pathways are delivered through our expert multidisciplinary teams consisting of psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and rehabilitation assistants.
AWARD WINNING CARE
CHD Rehabilitation is part of CHD Living, an award winning, family-owned group of care services with more than 35 years of experience in providing the best quality care and home care services to individuals across Surrey and South London.
This coupled with the superior care delivered by our team of carefully selected registered nurses, health care assistants and specialist neuro therapists who work alongside doctors and consultants, help to ensure the best quality of life for our residents whilst enabling them to reach their full potential through individualised rehabilitation programmes. Through the provision of personalised 24-hour care and support we look to maintain privacy, choice and dignity whilst maximising independence.
SPECIALIST SERVICES
Specialist neurological rehabilitation
Our in-house MDT can offer a full rehabilitation package to optimise independence and facilitate safe discharge to the community
Complex nursing care
Our nurses are highly skilled in the management of symptoms arising from neurological conditions and spinal cord injuries
Specialist tracheostomy care
Our therapy and nursing team are all trained in tracheostomy care
Post-COVID rehabilitation
We can offer rehabilitation following hospital admissions and COVID treatments to provide ongoing physical, neurological and respiratory support as well as discharge planning for individuals prior to returning home
THE ONGOING IMPACT OF COVID-19 PATIENT SUCCESS STORIES: MR C
his below knee amputation impacted his balance and mobility and he had Whilst we are established and NHS In December 2019, Mr C was involved difficulties in mobilising through narrow preferred providers for acquired brain in a road traffic incident when a car spaces and outdoors. His hoarding injury and neurorehabilitation, we collided with his as a pedestrian crossing behaviours also meant that his property have recently begun exploring a new the road. As a result of the accident, was not safe for discharge. provision to our fantastic services as he sustained an acute cervical spine His rehabilitation programme included there is a new group of patients who injury with anterior displacement of C5 gait re-education and balance exercises can benefit from our expert support. and C6, two areas of acute traumatic with the physiotherapists, as well as
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues subarachnoid haemorrhage in both insight, process and strategy training it is becoming temporal lobes, and brain injury education with the increasingly evident that there are significant longerAt Kingston Rehabilitation Centre, you vertebral artery dissection, and multiple fractures psychologists, and functional re-training with the occupational therapists. Mr C also engaged with a de-cluttering service term complications really can achieve whatever of the sternum and to prepare a safe environment at home for individuals you want lower limbs. for him to return to. following Following the Mr C made significant functional hospitalisation with MR C, FORMER RESIDENT, accident, Mr and improvements in all areas of his COVID-19 and it KINGSTON REHABILITATION C underwent rehabilitation. He was able to mobilise is resulting in an CENTRE right below knee safely indoors and outdoors, use public increased need amputation at St transport to access the community for rehabilitation. This is required for George’s Hospital in London. He then independently and had continually those who have been hospitalised with transferred to his local NHS rehabilitation demonstrated and an ability to be COVID-19, many of whom are older service for a period of amputee and self-caring and manage domestic tasks and with underlying health problems. neurorehabilitation. However, following independently. He also demonstrated These patients will often experience this period Mr C remained having ongoing a significant improvement in the fatigue and reduced cardiovascular neurorehabilitation goals and was unable insight and awareness of his cognitive fitness. Research is also starting to to return home as a impairments and how they relate to highlight possible neurological impacts wheelchair user, and his day-to-day of COVID-19 with some patients so was transferred This is a fantastic function. experiencing stroke or seizure activity due to abnormalities in blood clotting or a lack of oxygen to the brain, resulting in to Kingston Rehabilitation Centre for a further facility. I am fully confident that my partner gets the Following a period of 14 weeks rehabilitation cognitive impairments. period of specialist very best care. The staff are at Kingston
Post-COVID rehabilitation can be neurorehabilitation all warm and friendly, Rehabilitation complex and requires multidisciplinary input. In addition to our specialisms of ABI and neurorehabilitation, we are able input. Prior to his accident, Mr C lived remaining professional at all times! Centre, Mr C was discharged to return to living to support all aspects of rehabilitation alone in a 1st floor RELATIVE OF RESIDENT, BAGSHOT independently in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. flat. However, PARK NEUROREHABILITATION his own home. At CHD Rehabilitation our highly specialist therapists are experienced his property was exceptionally CENTRE If you would in delivering both neurorehabilitation cluttered with his like any further and complex respiratory support. personal belongings, newspapers and information on the services This, combined with our skilled nurses various items which he has collected available at or Bagshot Park or and carers, means we are able to for over 10 years. Kingston Rehabilitation Centres, or provide the support and rehabilitation The team discussed their findings to make a referral: necessary for those in need throughout with Mr C and set goals for his and following the pandemic, including: placement with a view to returning Visit our website: home to live independently. His goals www.chd-rehab.com were to be able to return home to Call us on 01483 413 121 Neurorehabilitation independent living, to be able to Email us at Strength training and access the community walking with his enquiries@chd-rehab.com fatigue management prosthesis and the aid of a walking stick, Respiratory assessment and to use public transport independently breathlessness management and to understand the cognitive effects Psychological support of his brain injury and how they affect Complex respiratory him in everyday life. management – On admission to Kingston tracheostomy care and Rehabilitation Centre, Mr C presented ventilatory support with dysexecutive syndrome and lacked insight into his cognitive impairments,