RECOVERY & REHABILITATION
HOW CALVERT RECONNECTIONS’ new approach to brain injury rehabilitation is transforming lives In one of the most innovative developments in the ABI field for decades, a groundbreaking new rehabilitation service in the Lake District is delivering life-changing outcomes for participants.
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alvert Reconnections is a unique residential neuro-rehabilitation centre for people with post-acute ABI. The centre delivers cognitive and physical rehabilitation strategies alongside daily living and vocational skills within the local community. Since Calvert Reconnections opened in June 2021, individual client results have been quite remarkable in terms of physical improvement, personal sense of wellbeing and a return to independent living. “We deliver individualised rehabilitation opportunities enabling each person to reach their potential while having a different rehabilitation experience,” explained Claire Appleton, Head of Service at Calvert Reconnections. “Our programme aims to maximise the participant’s cognitive, social, emotional, physical and psychological
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well-being facilitating recovery and independence. “With a view towards life back in the community for each participant we also provide aspects of the rehabilitation programme where needed around self-care and work, with opportunities for increasing self-care skills and work-based placements.”
WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES Calvert Reconnections, which is part of the Lake District Calvert Trust, actively seeks to incorporate a wide range of outdoor activities into each participant’s rehabilitation programme. This may range from reflective activities such as fishing, bird watching or a nature walk to higher adventure activities such as horse riding, canoeing, rock-climbing and abseiling - all closely assessed and graded to a person’s interests and functional abilities. sevenstarmedia.co.uk
