Physiotherapy in Care Homes

At the Caring Physio, we are specialists in the care sector and work closely with many of the best care providers in the country. Our work in this area is extensive. We have many years of experience in providing rehabilitation services for care homes and their residents, as well as home care providers and their clients. We also deliver live-in rehab care in partnership with Sunday Therapy Care, and provide physiotherapy services to various rehabilition respite units.

We are leading the way to ensure that every individual’s potential is recognised in care settings and that no-one is considered too old for rehab.

Visiting You In Your Care Home

We can visit you or your loved one in a care home. We regularly treat self-funding private residents who want personalised physiotherapy in their care home.

What we can do for you:

Assess your mobility and provide treatment and exercises to support you
Making sure you have the right walking aid in place
Advice your care staff on how much you can do for yourself
Helping you regain previous levels of activity and independence after a bout of illness or hospital stay (bladder infection, fall etc)

“My dad was stuck in his room in his care home after a fractured spine and had lost his power in his legs. The Caring Physio helped get dad walking back to the dining room and then got us a wheelchair and an outdoor walker. Now we can take dad out into the garden, which he loves when the weather is good”

Service Contract With Care Homes

The Caring Physio provides specialist services for care homes. We have fixed hour contracts with a large number of care homes, providing regular weekly physiotherapy support for their residents and their staff. We believe that every care home should have a physiotherapist to promote the well-being and independence of the residents. What we can offer:

Mobility assessments
Weekly physiotherapy sessions
Advising on falls prevention strategies and best practices
Rehab after fractures
Physio led exercise classes
Wheelchair assessments
Occupational health advice for staff
Rehab care training, and moving and handling training

Our service contract physio work with one of our care home partners was featured in a video capturing Denis’s story to do a sky dive! With the right physio input and support, the sky can be the limit.

What Are The Benefits Of Physiotherapy In Care Homes?

Our physiotherapy service has many advantages for the residents and families, the managers and the staff.

For the Residents:

You move more. We provide mobility assessments and build an exercise plan for you to help you remain mobile.
We help you recover. If you have had a fall,a fracture or an illness, we make sure you have enough support to regain your confidence and independence with physiotherapy.
We run group exercise classes so that we include everyone in doing regular physical exercise.
Equipment suggestions. We suggest the right equipment for you, we suggest the right chair/wheelchair for your comfort, we can find you the right walking aid to keep you walking. ction reports.

For the Families:

You can rest assured that your relative is being treated like you would and will have access to physiotherapy, helping them remain mobile, managing their pain and improving their quality of life by improving their independence.
“ My dad was stuck in his room after a fractured spine and had lost his power in his legs. The Caring Physio helped get dad walking back to the dining room and then got us a wheelchair and an outdoor walker. Now we can take dad out into the garden, which he loves when the weather is good”

For the Care Home:

We can provide extra staff training and equipment suggestions, improving the quality of care for the residents.
Providing regular physiotherapy for your residents helps improve the home’s reputation and adds value to your service.
We can assist you with your falls reduction and moving and handling policies and CQC inspection reports.

Common Concerns We Can Help You With

Are you concerned about your relatives and think they can do more for themselves? Has your relative had a fall and is recovering from a fracture and been told they have no “rehab potential”? Are you worried that your relative stays in bed all the time and want to know if there is a suitable chair that will mean they can be taken out of their room? Are you a care home thinking about investing in a regular physiotherapy service as you are concerned with the number of residents using the hoist and losing their independence? Are you concerned with the number of staff that are off on sick leave due to challenging moving and handling practices? The Caring Physio provides 3 services in care homes:

Set Hours Working

We provide set hours working for the care home aiming to see as many residents as possible within that time and assisting the care home to improve their standards of care.

Self Funding Patients

We can see self funding private residents who want personalised physiotherapy in their care home.

Respite Physiotherapy

We can offer Respite Physiotherapy packages where we provide intensive physiotherapy in any care home in areas we cover. This is typically a short stay of around 6 weeks to help you recover from a fractured hip or other illness, with the intention of you returning home with greater independence.