Spinal Home Care

Compassionate and Person-Centric Spinal Home Care

Spinal cord injuries have a massive impact on life – not just for the person living with them, but their family and friends too.

There’s a lot of physical, psychological and social adjustment required to come to terms with the impact of a spinal condition. And that’s where we can support.

We’ve been providing spinal injury home care for more than a decade. Our experienced carers are committed to helping people like you or your loved one live a comfortable and independent life in the home.

Every person living with a spinal injury is different. That’s why we build bespoke care plans around the needs of individuals – to ensure they get the level of specialist care they deserve.

What is a Spinal Cord Injury?

Spinal cord injuries are caused when the spinal column in the neck, chest or back is damaged. They can be sustained through traumatic (accidents) and non-traumatic (tumours, blood clots and haemorrhages) injuries.

The spinal cord has vital nerve cells that send messages from the brain to the rest of the body and sensations from the body to the brain, such as temperature, pain, and texture.

The impact a spinal injury can have on an individual will depend on the extent of the damage. With partial damage, there’s a chance some sensation and movement will return with physiotherapy and patience. Total damage is often permanent.

What Spinal Home Care Services do we provide?

Here, at Novus Care, we believe the right care plan and care can allow people to live independently in their homes. Whether you or your loved one requires the minimum level of support through visiting care, or 24-hour spinal injury live-in care – we can provide an unmatched service.

• Spinal Home Care Visits: these sessions can span anywhere from a few hours a day to a few hours per week. It’s a service that can be used to support a primary or family carer.
• 24-Hour Spinal Injury Live-in Care: a member of our professional care team will move into the home of you or your loved one to provide dedicated, full-time care.
• Respite Care: short respite care breaks enable family carers to temporarily step away from their duties – allowing them to enjoy some well-deserved rest and return fully recharged.

We strongly believe that living with a spinal injury shouldn’t impact the quality of life you or your loved one enjoys. We take a person’s medical needs, as well as their personal and social requirements. We work closely with individuals, their families and healthcare professionals to develop a care plan.

Our spinal home care team is committed to enabling independence and empowering individuals to have greater control over their own lives.

What’s Included in Our Spinal Injury Home Care?

Our team is highly trained and equipped to provide medical, personal and emotional support. They’re experienced in manual handling techniques and using specialist mobility equipment.

They’re here to support you or your loved one in a variety of aspects of daily life – whether it’s attending hospital appointments or running errands. Our spinal injury carers build long-lasting relationships with the people they care for.

Our service also includes support with:

• Bowel management
• Medication administration
• Continence care (including catheter care)
• Respiratory support (including tracheotomy, ventilation and suctioning)
• PEG tub or nasogastric feeding
• Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
• Autonomic Dysreflexia
• Mobility around the home
• Physiotherapy and rehabilitation

Spinal Injury Home Care Services to Support Carers

Somebody living with a spinal injury will usually experience a loss of movement and sensation below the point of injury, which leads to paralysis. Examples can be from the neck, chest or pelvis down.

There’s a higher risk of hypothermia, as the body is unable to sweat, pressure sores, from being unable to move, strokes, from sudden surges in blood pressure, and injury from uncontrolled spasms.

Caring for someone affected by a spinal injury can be demanding, with lots of responsibility and pressure – particularly for family caregivers.

Our services can help to alleviate this pressure – ensuring you or your loved one can take a deserved break from your duties or continue to receive expert, dedicated care. We’re here to support you.

Fully Regulated by the CQC

You can rest assured that our spinal injury home care services meet and consistently exceed expectations.

We’re fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). It means we’re regularly assessed on the care we provide – to ensure it consistently meets the highest standards.

We’re a family-run business with family values at heart, and we’re experienced in providing dedicated one-to-one home care for people affected by spinal injuries.

How Much Does Spinal Home Care Cost?

The cost of care will depend on the service you require, and the support required. For example, intensive 24-hour spinal injury live-in care is likely to be more expensive than multiple daily care visits.

You can find out more in our Live-in Care Costs guide, or by getting in touch with our team today.

How Do I Arrange Spinal Cord Injury Home Care?

You can contact our team on 📞 0800 138 4030 we’re here to discuss the needs of you or your loved one. You can also reach out to us via email at: [email protected]

We’ll arrange a free home care assessment to determine the type of care needed and the requirements of you or your loved one. We’ll then work to find a carer that matches these requirements, as well as any personal preferences.