Professional Care

The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home is very proud of the level of professional care we administer to our residents. We have at our core the values of Privacy, Dignity, Rights, Independence, Choice and Fulfillment. We also value our stance as providing a home-from-home environment to help avoid institutionalisation and to keep residents focused on the future.

There are many different types of nursing care undertaken throughout the hospital that are reflective of the disabilities suffered by our residents. We have residents with motor neurone diseases, central nervous system diseases, those with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) and those with spinal injuries. Not only is each type of illness different but each individual is different too.

Where possible we try to emphasis rehabilitation and getting residents to a point where they are able to cope living in the wider community and on their own. When he first came here one of our residents was not able to walk or do very much at all for himself. With careful supervision he gradually began to gain some mobility again and progressed through walking with a frame to walking with two sticks then one and now completely unaided.

Behind stories like these is a great deal of hard work and it is vital that we continue to grow our fundraising capacity in order to counteract the ever increasing cost of health care today. Back to top

About Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

An acquired brain injury (ABI) is the term used to relate to a non-degenerative brain injury incurred after birth. The damage may be caused by traumatic injury to the head, for example open or closed head injuries associated with vehicle accidents or the impact of a fall. The damage can also be caused through non-traumatic means, for example a tumor, aneurysm or infection, stroke or metabolic imbalance associated with liver or kidney disease.

People who suffer from an ABI often have varying levels of physical disabilities and the greatest challenge they face is coming to terms with these abrupt changes and learning to live with them. In a very real sense living with ABI is like acquiring a new body and successful rehabilitation often means the re-learning of basic acts of daily living such as cooking and personal grooming. The abrupt changes are difficult for sufferers and their families to deal with and the level of emotional and psychological stress can be overwhelming. The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home operates a specialist capacity to provide the correct type of care and attention individuals with ABI’s require, care which is often not available on the NHS. We understand the vast changes that occur to people’s lives when suffering an ABI and the importance of structuring a rehabilitative programme that focuses on individuals regaining as much of their independence as possible, ensuring that psychological well-being and emotional balance are maintained. Back to top

Nursing

The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home has a long history of providing pioneering and cutting edge nursing care. While most of the residents are long-term we also welcome ex-Servicemen and women for convalescence after hospital treatment or to provide two to four week short-term respite, with nursing and medical treatment.

The nursing care is organised on the basis of a multi-disciplinary approach that aims to keep the focus firmly on the resident. We have found that this approach delivers the best results and by keeping the resident central to the process they are empowered and that much more motivated than if their decisions were taken away from them.

Through the assessment procedure we are able to ascertain the different levels of nursing care that residents require. There are three different levels of nursing care; low, medium and high dependency. One of our prime aims is to always maintain a home-like environment supported by high quality nursing, professional therapy and rehabilitation programmes. Back to top