At Richardson Care we support our service users, who have an acquired brain injury or learning disabilities, to have an active and fulfilling life. We work with each individual to define and achieve their personal goals – one step at a time.→ Read the rest
Dexter Griffin, our Maintenance Manager, highlights the work of our maintenance and cleaning teams who don’t always get the spotlight they deserve. They are the quiet force behind the comfort, safety, and wellbeing of the people we support in our homes.→ Read the rest
There was much excitement and anticipation at the first ‘drum-off’ between two of our homes. Two of our neuro-rehab services for adults with acquired brain injury; The Richardson Mews and 144 Boughton Green Road competed in a series of drumming games.→ Read the rest
We are pleased to support the publication of the Glasgow Coma Scale: an international standard for education and practice with adults. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)1 has been updated and published in the British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.
The publication explains the background of the GCS, which was first published in The Lancet in 1974 by Graham Teasdale and Bryan Bennet, who worked at The Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Glasgow.→ Read the rest
After just 16 months at Richardson Care, we are pleased that Kevin* has been able to move to a specialist supported living environment.
Kevin was admitted to our ABI Rehabilitation and Transitional Service at The Richardson Mews following a traumatic brain injury after being involved in road traffic collision while he was in his early twenties.→ Read the rest
Our services are well-placed to enable our service users to gain the benefits of being outdoors. And the Spring, combined with the lovely weather that we’ve been having, is the perfect opportunity to make the most of those benefits.
The simple act of going outside and experiencing nature can have profound positive effects on physical and mental well-being.→ Read the rest
At Richardson Care we have three specialist homes that provide neurorehabilitation and care for adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) and we aim to deliver positive, life-changing outcomes for all of the people in our care.
Service users are often admitted to Richardson Care following a period of acute rehabilitation in a specialist hospital or secure in-patient setting.→ Read the rest
As part of our regular review processes, we support every service user in each home to complete an annual questionnaire. This asks them questions about various aspects of their life. For example, how much they like their home environment – their bedroom, the lounge, dining room, garden, etc.→ Read the rest
We are delighted to be in the top three nominees for the NR Times Rehab Outcome of the Year Award 2024.
The award recognises patients and service users who have secured life-changing progress through the work of either an individual practitioner or organisation, and/or that of an MDT, enabling them to look to an infinitely more positive future.→ Read the rest
Bringing everyone together to refocus on the aims of the company and to thank the staff were the key objectives of our first company conference held on 14 & 15 November.
“Following all the disruption of the pandemic and a recent restructure of the senior management team, we felt the time was right to bring everyone together, so we hosted our first company conference,” explains Laura Richardson-Cheater, Director.→ Read the rest
