Brain Injury

Brain injuries fall into two categories, acquired brain injury (ABI) or traumatic brain injury.

An ABI can result from conditions including stroke, brain tumours, infection, poisoning, hypoxia, ischemia, encephalopathy or substance abuse. A TBI results from physical trauma, due, for example, to accidents, assaults, or neurosurgery.

A brain injury will have both physical and emotional effects. In some cases it will lead to permanent disability and can impact on an individual’s understanding, emotions and behaviour, changing lives forever, potentially creating complex health care needs and taking individuals in new and challenging directions.

At Acute Need, our flexible services are ideally placed to support clients with a brain injury to live independently in their own homes. Working with the client, we tailor our services to their unique needs, their choices and to their budget – whether this is privately funded or via the NHS or local authority – to provide person-centred care packages designed to support clients in achieving maximum independence.

We add value through the expertise of our in-house Brain Injury team to support the client’s dedicated team of personal assistants. Alongside client involvement in the selection of their personal assistants, ongoing supervision and training of our staff encourages staff retention, providing valuable stability and continuity for our clients.

We also recognise that a brain injury can have far-reaching consequences for relationships with partners, family members and friends and understand the challenges involved. We work with the client and the people close to them to maintain and develop relationships as part of our focus on enabling clients to achieve maximum independence and follow their chosen lifestyle.