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Discover a compassionate approach to stroke care with The Good Care Group. Contact us today, and learn how expert-led care can support your loved one’s recovery.
While the effects of a stroke can be life-changing, we’ve seen how home care can make a real difference to recovery. From being close to the community you love, to making your own choices every day, we provide highly-personalised, nurse-led care at home. So you can stay in the place you love, while receiving the care you need.
One of our care managers will take the time to get to know your needs and wishes, creating a care plan that’s built around you. Then, similar to our live in care service, a highly-skilled carer will move into the home to provide full-time stroke recovery support.
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off or interrupted, resulting in a lack of oxygen that affects how the body functions. The effects of a stroke depend on which part of the brain is injured and the extent of the damage.
As a stroke is a medical emergency, it’s critical to spot the warning signs in yourself or someone else. Symptoms of a stroke include:
According to the Stroke Association, a stroke occurs every five minutes in the UK, and 100,000 people have strokes each year.
As a fully-regulated provider, we take part in routine inspections from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England, and the Care Inspectorate (CI) in Scotland.
We’re currently rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, and ‘Very Good’ by the CI, placing us within the top 3% of home care providers for our safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive care.
Read our latest CQC and CI reports
For over fifteen years, we’ve supported hundreds of families across England and Scotland with exceptional home care.
With our carer matching process, we’ll take the time to pair you with a highly-skilled carer who understands your medical needs and wishes. They’ll support you to maintain your independence and routine as you recover at home.
One of our care managers will work with you to create a detailed care plan based on your unique preferences, health needs and lifestyle. So you can rest assured that you’ll receive the very best care, tailored to you.
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There are several benefits to receiving stroke care at home. From recovering in the place you love and maintaining routine, to getting one-to-one, specialist support for your needs.
Our regional care managers have extensive experience in the industry, and work closely with our care managers to ensure your loved ones receive the highest quality of care.
With award-winning stroke care, you can maintain your independence and quality of life in the place you love most.
All of our carers complete a training programme developed by in-house clinicians before being assigned to a placement. Plus, they’ll receive additional enhanced training for complex care needs.
We are not a care agency. We directly employ, train, and supervise all of our carers. That means you’ll receive consistent, reliable support, from carers we know and trust.
Our in-house experts, including Clinical Lead Sabah Shah and Dementia Champion Nichola Proctor, support our care teams to deliver compassionate dementia care at every stage of the condition.
We’ve won more awards than any other home care provider for our service, training and culture. Including a Home Care Award, and a National Dementia Care Award.
Our stroke care service is designed to be highly-personalised and tailored to your needs. To ensure this is the case, we’ll conduct a free care consultation before care starts to develop a detailed care plan, which can include various types of support to help you during your recovery, such as:
Our complex care services are guided by in-house Clinical Lead, Sabah Shah, who specialises in complex care. By working closely alongside care managers and carers, Sabah ensures loved ones receive the best care possible.
Ischaemic stroke: This is caused by a blockage cutting off the blood supply to the brain and is the most common type of stroke.
Haemorrhagic stroke: A Haemorrhagic stroke is caused by bleeding in or around the brain and can have catastrophic consequences.
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA): a TIA is also referred to as a mini stroke. It is the same as other strokes, except the symptoms only last for a short amount of time. This is because it is only a temporary blockage to the blood getting to the brain.
While stroke care typically carries a higher cost of care compared to other home care services, live-in care can offer better value than traditional hourly care services. This is because other domiciliary care providers can include “extra” charges that can exceed the price of a fully-personalised live-in service.
Our stroke recovery care cost is typically in line with – and sometimes more cost-effective than – residential home care. We provide a level of dedicated, one-to-one attention that residential care simply cannot replicate, ensuring you remain safe and comfortable in the home you love.
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