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Discover a person-centred approach to care, from the comfort of your own home. Contact us today, and learn how expert-led multiple sclerosis care can support you.
Many people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis are in their thirties and forties, making the thought of moving into residential care a difficult one to process. At The Good Care Group, we provide highly-personalised, nurse-led support 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 support and companionship, whenever needed.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-term condition that affects the nerves in your central nervous system, which includes your brain and spinal cord. In MS, the coating that protects your nerves – known as Myelin – is damaged, causing symptoms that change how we move, think and feel.
Symptoms of MS can include:
According to the MS society, there are over 158,000 people in the UK who are living with MS, with 7,100 people newly diagnosed 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.
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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 personality and medical needs. They’ll support you in doing things you love, and help you to maintain your independence at home.
A dedicated care manager 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 many benefits to receiving multiple sclerosis care at home. From staying in the place you love and making your own choices each and every day, to getting the right support for your needs.
With award-winning multiple sclerosis 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 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.
Our multiple sclerosis care service is designed to be highly-personalised, and tailored to your needs. We’ll conduct a free care consultation before care starts to develop a detailed care plan, which can include different types of support 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.
Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS): this is the most common form of MS affecting about 75%-85% of people who are diagnosed. People living with RRMS will have temporary periods where symptoms flare up, called relapse or new symptoms appear, then the symptoms disappear – this is called remission.
Secondary-Progressive MS (SPMS): with SPMS a person’s symptoms will worsen more steadily over time, with or without relapses and remissions. Before disease-modifying therapies were available 50% of people with RRMS progressed to SPMS approximately 10 years after diagnosis.
Primary-Progressive MS (PPMS): this type of MS is not very common occurring in only 10% of people with MS and is characterised by slowly worsening symptoms from the beginning without any relapses or remissions.
Progressive-Relapsing MS (PRMS): This is a very rare form of MS occurring in 5% of people with MS. Those living with PRMS have steadily worsening symptoms from the beginning with acute relapses and no remissions, with or without recovery.
We offer a range of home care services for those living with multiple sclerosis. From 24-hour live-in care and short-term care to respite care, which allows a family carer to take a much-needed break.
Short-term care services can also provide the opportunity to experience how live-in care works and whether it is the right choice for you.
While multiple sclerosis care typically carries a higher cost compared to other home care services, live-in care can offer better value than a traditional hourly service. With other domiciliary care providers, “extra” charges can exceed the price of a fully-personalised live-in service.
Our MS care is typically in line with – and sometimes more cost-effective than – residential home care. It provides a level of dedicated, one-to-one attention that residential care simply cannot replicate, ensuring you remain in the home you love.
| The Good Care Group | Unregulated care agencies | |
|---|---|---|
| Carers who are directly employed, trained and supervised by the company. | ||
| Monitored and independently regulated by the CQC and CI. | ||
| Industry-leading carer training, developed by expert clinicians and trainers. | ||
| A regional service, led by local care managers across England and Scotland. | ||
| Quality recruitment that includes full DBS checks as standard. | ||
| Compliance with regulatory standards that ensure excellence in care. | ||
| A 24/7 emergency line and centralised support, whenever it’s needed. |
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