As Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week comes to a close, we continue to reflect on the importance of specialist rehabilitation, independence, and tailored support for people living with acquired and traumatic brain injuries.
Whilst ABI Week helps raise awareness, the reality is that the need for understanding, consistency, and high-quality specialist support continues every day of the year.
As a complex clinical homecare provider, our aim is to support individuals living with ABI to live a happy, safe and independent life at home. Our approach is built around understanding each person’s unique needs and providing care that adapts with them over time.
Our support can include personal care, medication administration, rehabilitation-focused support, communication and decision-making, community access, and structured routines that support wellbeing and independence.
ABI Week is a powerful reminder of the ongoing impact of brain injury, and the importance of specialist, person-centred care that enables people to live well beyond injury. 💚
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At Apollo Home Healthcare, we are proud to support Light Up for ABI Week, raising awareness of Acquired Brain Injury across the UK.
Today, landmarks across the country are lighting up to shine a spotlight on ABI and highlight the challenges faced by individuals and families living with acquired brain injury.
To show our support, our team also wore purple today in commitment to raising awareness.
We’re proud to stand with this important campaign and help bring greater understanding to a condition that affects so many lives.
If you’re near one of the participating landmarks, we encourage you to visit, take a photo of the lights, and share your support on social media using the hashtag #LightUpForABIWeek 💜
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Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week takes place every May and highlights different aspects of brain injury and its impact. To mark this important awareness week, we’re reflecting on a truly special journey we are privileged to be part of.
Following a stroke and five years in hospital, our client’s return home once felt out of reach. Through a carefully coordinated care package, we supported her transition back home, helping to make what once felt impossible, possible again.
Our team received tailored brain injury training specific to her presentation, enabling them to understand how her condition affects memory, decision-making, and daily living. Care is delivered in a way that nurtures her independence, using simple communication and ensuring the right support is available for more complex decisions.
Alongside daily care, therapeutic support including exercises and music therapy helps aid her ongoing recovery and wellbeing.
Returning home, reunited with her beloved cats, also coincided with her 65th birthday, making it a truly special milestone shared with family and her care team. It was a simple but special day that included sunshine, tea, cake, and plenty of laughter, shared with the people who matter most.
Stories like this sit at the heart of Brain Injury Awareness Week for us, highlighting resilience, the importance of rehabilitation, and the difference that tailored home care can make in supporting people to live well beyond injury. 💚
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