Spinal injury care
Exceptional spinal injury care at home for over 60 years
Spinal injury care
Supporting a loved one who has sustained a spinal injury can be a deeply emotional and challenging experience. At Consultus Care and Nursing, we understand the unique and complex needs that arise from spinal injuries, and our goal is to provide compassionate, highly personalised live-in care that allows your loved one to remain in the comfort of their own home. Our carers are specially trained to offer the dedicated support required for someone with a spinal injury, ensuring they can live with dignity, independence, and respect in a familiar and secure environment.
What is a spinal injury?
A spinal injury occurs when damage is done to the spinal cord, the central nervous system pathway responsible for sending messages between the brain and the rest of the body. Spinal injuries are often caused by trauma, such as falls, car accidents, or sports injuries, but they can also result from medical conditions like tumours, infections, or degenerative diseases. Depending on the location and severity of the injury, spinal injuries can lead to partial or complete loss of movement and sensation below the injury site, significantly impacting mobility, bodily functions, and overall independence.
The impact of a spinal injury can vary widely depending on its severity:
Each type of spinal injury presents different care needs, but with the right support, individuals with spinal injuries can achieve a good quality of life. Our carers are trained to provide the physical and emotional assistance needed to meet the demands of living with a spinal injury.
Talk to us today
Give us a call to discuss your needs with one of our friendly, expert Care Advisors. They will guide you through your options to ensure you make the right choice for you and your family.
Caring for different types of spinal injuries
No matter the type or severity of the spinal injury, our carers offer both practical and emotional support tailored to your loved one’s specific needs.
Different stages of spinal injury recovery
Recovery from a spinal injury is often a long process, with varying levels of progress depending on the severity of the injury. At Consultus Care and Nursing, we provide support through every stage of your loved one’s recovery, ensuring they receive the right level of care at each phase.
How does spinal injury care support your loved one?
Our live-in spinal injury care service is designed to meet the specific needs of individuals living with spinal injuries, allowing them to remain in the comfort of their own home while receiving expert care. Our carers work closely with you, your family, and healthcare professionals to create a personalised care plan that evolves as your loved one’s needs change.
Our spinal injury care typically includes:
Personal care: Assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, and continence care, helping your loved one maintain their personal hygiene and dignity.
Mobility support: Our carers help with wheelchair transfers, repositioning in bed, and using assistive devices, ensuring that your loved one remains as independent as possible.
Rehabilitation support: We work alongside physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals to assist with exercises that promote strength, flexibility, mobility and overall rehabilitation.
Medication management: Our carers are trained in medications management. They ensure medications are taken on time, prescriptions are available when needed and medication regimes are closely monitored and managed, with oversight from a Care Consultant local to you.
Nutritional support: Our carers prepare nutritious meals that meet your loved one’s dietary needs and preferences, supporting their overall health and recovery.
Emotional support: Living with a spinal injury can be emotionally upsetting. Our carers provide companionship, encouragement, and a listening ear to help manage feelings of frustration, anxiety, or depression.
Benefits of live-in spinal injury care
When choosing the best care option for your loved one, live-in care and live-in care for couples offers several advantages over moving into a residential or nursing home.
How we provide spinal injury care at home
At Consultus Care and Nursing, we offer two distinct live-in care services for those living with a spinal injury. We are committed to ensuring our clients receive the right level of care that meets their needs, whilst providing choice as to how their care arrangement is managed.
Managed live-in care
Our fully managed live-in care service is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England, which results in regular inspections to ensure the care we provide is of the highest standard. We fully manage the service, which means carers are supervised, managed and monitored by us when working in a client’s home.
Why choose Consultus Care and Nursing?
One of the longest-established and most trusted providers
Founded in 1962, we have always been innovators in live-in care and live-in nursing. With over 60 years’ experience, we are one of the country’s longest-established, most highly recommended and experienced providers.
Unrivalled choice and control over your care
We understand that every person’s needs are different and every family’s situation is unique. With our choice of fully managed live-in care and nursing, and our introductory service, we offer more flexibility and personalisation than any other provider.
Highly trained nurses and carers
We are nationally recognised for the quality of our nurses and carers. With market-leading training, delivered at our own, multi-award-winning training centre (a Skills for Care Centre of Excellence), they provide exemplary, compassionate care tailored to individual needs, offering total peace of mind for clients and their families.
Expert care and support, dedicated to you
Our Care Consultants oversee our nursing and managed care services supporting only a small number of families. This means our service is truly personal, with unrivalled support and continuity of care. Reassurance that we are there when you need us most.
Family-founded, family-owned
We continue to be a family-owned and family-managed business. The largest wholly family-owned live-in care provider in the UK, we focus on what our clients and their families need from a high-quality care service, not on meeting investors’ expectations.
How much does spinal injury care at home cost?
The cost of live-in spinal injury care varies depending on the level of support required and your loved one’s specific needs. We are committed to transparent pricing, with no hidden fees, so you know exactly what to expect.
Navigating the costs of care can feel overwhelming, which is why our Care Consultants are here to help. We will support you in exploring your options and finding a solution that works for your family.
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