A life-changing difference

Our tailor-made packages of nurse-led complex care in the home for adults and children don’t stop at meeting our clients’ clinical needs.

We handpick dedicated care teams to help each of our clients live life to the full by helping them maximise their independence.

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Conditions we support:

The many types of muscular dystrophy – including Becker, limb-girdle, congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic, oculopharyngeal, distal and Emery-Dreifuss – create a wide range of symptoms and movement-based physical challenges. Each client will experience these in different ways and physical dependency may increase as time passes.Almond Care’s experience in delivering complex care in

Motor neurone disease

Motor neurone disease (MND) covers a wide range of different neurological disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar palsy and pseudobulbar palsy. As complex care in the home specialists, Almond Care makes it a priority to understand the client’s specific condition and symptoms.With this approach, Almond

Locked-in syndrome

A key feature of Almond Care’s complex care services in the home in the UK is our proactive approach to understanding each client’s needs and preferences.In working with clients with locked-in syndrome, in which communication can be challenging, we learn as much as possible from the client as well as drawing on

Huntington’s disease

The progressive nature of Huntington’s disease means that a tailored approach to care provision is crucial, enabling care packages to evolve over time to meet changing needs.At Almond Care, we ensure we build our complex care in the home around the symptoms, needs, wishes and chosen lifestyle of each client with

Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a genetic skin condition that causes the skin to blister and tear at the slightest trauma or friction.Those born with EB are often termed ‘butterfly children’ as their skin is as delicate as the wings of a butterfly.

Brain Injury

Brain injury can be either an acquired brain injury (ABI) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). ABIs are caused by a medical condition such as a stroke or brain tumour, while a TBI is the result of physical trauma, such as an injury.The complex nature of the brain means that people

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis can result in a vast range of symptoms, which means that Almond Care’s flexible, proactive approach to delivering complex care in the home is ideally suited to support clients with this condition.The person-centred care plan, tailored around the client, will address all the physical and mental care requirements associated with

Cerebral Palsy

Almond Care’s tailored approach to delivering complex care in the home in the UK means that we are ideally placed to provide bespoke support for people with cerebral palsy, a condition that can result in widely varying symptoms and needs.The age range of people affected by cerebral palsy and the varied symptoms

Spinal Cord Injury

As specialists in nurse-led complex care in the home in the UK, Almond Care has particular expertise in delivering bespoke care and support to clients with spinal cord injuries (SCI).Our client-centred care is provided by our own team of nursing staff and healthcare assistants who are all trained, qualified and highly experienced,

At the heart of our complex care at home services are our three key principles.

Our Services:

Supported Living

Long-term ventilation

Live-in care

Hospital discharge services

Complex care

24-hour nursing care

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Jon* – helping our client with Motor Neurone Disease to return to his family home

The team have been nothing short of fantastic. They have not only enabled Jon to return home, but they have also relieved me of the constant worry of caring for my husband. I can now go to work or take a few hours out, safe in the knowledge that Jon is being expertly cared for.… Read more… “Jon* – helping our client with Motor Neurone Disease to return to his family home”

Mrs D – Spinal injury

I was very grateful to Almond Care for being able and willing to respond swiftly to my mother’s needs for an overnight sitter when she had an undiagnosed fracture to her spine and pelvis after a fall, and was understandably feeling more and more unwell. Due to the lack of diagnosis mum was not receiving… Read more… “Mrs D – Spinal injury”

Mrs D

Theophilus – spinal injury

After suffering a spinal injury in 2013, Theophilus was left tetraplegic and requiring complex care at home. A fiercely independent gentleman, ‘TS’ as he was known to friends, was looked after by a series of care providers. His daughter, Samantha explains: “Dad deserved the very best care but unfortunately we had to part company with… Read more… “Theophilus – spinal injury”

Theophilus

Wendy Hawkins – Working on behalf of a client with traumatic brain injury and locked-in syndrome

Wendy Hawkins is a Brain Injury Case Manager for CA Case Management Ltd. Here she explains how Almond Care helped her to put in place a package of care, on behalf of a client who has a severe brain injury and now needs around the clock care at home. I provide case management to a… Read more… “Wendy Hawkins – Working on behalf of a client with traumatic brain injury and locked-in syndrome”

Wendy Hawkins

Paul

Almond Care responded brilliantly to our urgent request for respite care. The carer provided was just what we needed. Overall a friendly and efficient service which we would use again

Paul

Jean Simpsons

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking Dad on as a client and for all the care that you took in employing exactly the right carers to meet his needs. He was always happy at home and I could relax in the confidence that the carers would sort any appointments… Read more… “Jean Simpsons”

Jean Simpsons

Kieran* – IV Therapy

Our son required 10 months of continued IV antibiotics treatment to be administered at home every 6 hours. Almond Care were the only agency available to support the demands of this regime at night by providing a qualified nurse able to compound and administer IVs at home for 3 nights a week. This was done on… Read more… “Kieran* – IV Therapy”

Linda – Dementia

Linda knows her mother Manuela’s care needs better than anyone. Manuela, now in her late 80s, developed dementia in her early 70s and Linda spent 13 years as her carer, while juggling life between her mother’s home in the Midlands, her own home and family in the South East of England, plus work and study commitments.… Read more… “Linda – Dementia”

Matthew’s* story – Clinical negligence resulting in brain injury

Matthew* was a happy and healthy nine-year-old, who excelled at school and had a real zest for life. However, his life changed irrevocably when, in August 2011, he was admitted to hospital for an appendectomy. The operation itself was a complete success but, during recovery, things did not go to plan. Matthew was unresponsive and… Read more… “Matthew’s* story – Clinical negligence resulting in brain injury”

James’* story – Spinal injury

James* was 17-years-old when his life changed irrevocably in an instant. A victim of crime, james was attacked and knocked from his bike. As a result, he suffered a C5/C6 spinal cord injury which has left him tetraplegic. Understandably, the devastating injuries also resulted in James suffering from long-term mental health issues, as he has battled to come to… Read more… “James’* story – Spinal injury”

Jackie Brown* – Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

Making sure that Jackie Brown* has the best possible care is the top priority for her family. With Almond Care in place, they are happy that that is what she is receiving. Jackie, now in her 50s, has the very rare blood condition Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome, in which vascular tumors – caused by the excessive growth… Read more… “Jackie Brown* – Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome”

Hazel Cavanagh – Traumatic brain injury

The right support at the right time can make a huge difference to someone with complex care needs. That’s something that Hazel Cavanagh knows from first-hand experience, after Almond Care provided round the clock support during the last four months of her husband John’s life. She says: “The support given by Almond Care helped to… Read more… “Hazel Cavanagh – Traumatic brain injury”

Cathy Foster* – Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS)

Ondine’s curse gives little away about the extremely rare medical condition it describes. Nor does its formal name of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, or CCHS. But the reality is that CCHS is a lifelong and life-threatening disorder that means when the person affected falls asleep, they stop breathing, due to a malfunction of the central nervous… Read more… “Cathy Foster* – Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS)”

Central Case Management – Brain injury

Central Case Management has a clear focus: ensuring brain injury clients have the support that will help them work towards achieving their own goals and a better quality of life. The company, based in Duffield, Derbyshire, works with a range of brain injury professionals in creating and delivering bespoke support and rehabilitation to its clients… Read more… “Central Case Management – Brain injury”

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