Catalyst Care Group brands enable vulnerable individuals to stay in their familiar surroundings and foster meaningful relationships with their loved ones. We promote the total accommodation of children and adults with a wide range of complex needs and the advancement of their human rights.

What is Tailored Complex Care?

Tailored complex care is a revolutionary approach to supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health disorders, and physical ailments. This type of care service allows individuals with complex health needs to live as independently as possible. Tailored care users receive the support they need while keeping their own tenancy and staying close to their family members, friends, and members of the local community.

Unlike the traditional framework of general care, tailored complex care includes both specialist medical interventions and impeccable social care. The client receives treatment from expert clinicians and nurses qualified to treat their specific condition.

Tailored carers are trained to deliver full-time clinical support to people with a wide range of severe conditions, including stroke, brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and other neurological disorders.

Who Needs Tailored Care?

Tailored complex care services are the best option for individuals with chronic, progressive, or long-term conditions. Catalyst Care Group’s professional teams cater to each client’s needs and help them achieve their full potential.

Carers in tailored complex care deliver medical, personal, and social assistance to children and adults with the following conditions:

• Learning disabilities or difficulties and neurodevelopmental differences, including autism, ADHD, and Down’s syndrom
• Mental health issues, such as anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, PTSD, and schizophrenia
• Neurological disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), motor neurone disease (MND), Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease
• Spinal brain injury
• Acquired cord injury
• Tracheostomy care
• Gastronomy care (PEG tube insertion included)
• Catheter, bowel, and stoma care
• Dementia care
• Drug and alcohol abuse care
• Eating disorders care and support

Before starting a care package, clinicians in tailored care get familiar with the client’s condition, symptoms, daily schedule, and personal boundaries. This allows support workers to put themselves in the client’s shoes and learn to provide assistance with respect, dignity, and dedication.

Tailored Care for Children

At-home tailored care for children covers the expert support provided to children with learning disabilities or difficulties, sensory impairments, and various physical conditions. Some children may require medical support since birth, while others develop complex needs after a specific injury or illness. Tailored care at home allows children with complex needs to enjoy a carefree childhood, excel in the classroom, and achieve social integration.

Local authorities put children with complex needs through a needs assessment in order to refer their family members to an adequate care provider. Once the care package is arranged, the child will receive support with daily activities, social care, play schemes, and assistance with their education milestones.

Tailored Care for Older People With Complex Needs

Not all older people have complex needs, but old age is often accompanied by fragile health, difficulty coping with everyday activities, and decreased independence. Older people deserve to have their needs met while staying in their familiar surroundings, close to their loved ones. This is where Catalyst Care Group brands come in.

Unlike traditional residential homes, tailored care at home is a modern approach to elderly care which promotes maximal independence and integration into the local community. Carers in this sector are trained to assist older individuals with various medical needs, including cognitive disorders (such as dementia) and life-threatening conditions like heart failure or cancer. Besides medication management and help with everyday activities, care experts also provide emotional companionship to older people with complex needs.

Our Complex Care and Support Services

Catalyst Care Group brands offer tailored care packages according to the highest, up-to-date ethical standards for complex care. Our trained specialists provide different types of assistance catering to the individual’s needs, preferences, and personal boundaries. Our multidisciplinary team delivers CQC-regulated care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

The client receives 24-hour tailored care in accordance with a personalised care plan. Our support plans are easily customisable, and our care team is always ready to adapt to any changes in the individual’s current needs and desires. A carer’s 24-hour shift covers the following complex care services:

• Personal care – assistance with basic and intimate everyday activities connected to personal hygiene and appearance, such as brushing teeth, showering, toileting, dressing, and shaving
• Aid with household chores – preparing nutritious meals, cleaning, doing the laundry
• Medication management – obtaining and administering prescribed medication at the right time and dosage
• Booking and managing regular doctor appointments and necessary check-ups
• Finance management – assistance with paying bills and covering other expenses
• Teaching life skills – helping the client acquire basic abilities in all areas of life
• Promoting independence – empowering the individual to complete tasks as independently as possible and develop a sense of self-reliance
• Implementing positive behaviour support (PBS) in case of behaviours that challenge – proactive, humanised approach to handling behaviours of distress by addressing the feelings that the individual is trying to communicate
• Social care and inclusion – encouraging clients to foster fulfilling relationships with other members of the local community through meaningful hobbies and outdoor events
• Waking night emergency – rapid response to possible accidents and medical emergencies during the night
• Developing work experience – helping individuals lead purposeful lives and develop their talents through volunteering activities and employment

Types of Tailored Care

Tailored complex care brings significant benefits to individuals with a wide range of health conditions and specific needs. Whether your loved one has a learning disability, mental health issues, or a physical illness that renders them dependent on support – trained carers can help them live a fulfilling and dignified life in their own home. Below are listed the most common types of complex needs covered by tailored care services.

Neurological Conditions

Several neurological conditions increase the risk of dependence on 24-hour support, such as stroke, dementia, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. Tailored care providers are here to ensure that the individual’s needs are met, and their symptoms are alleviated.

Neurological conditions have a significant impact on the brain and the nervous system, leading to the impairment of the affected person’s speech, movement, mental health, and overall behaviour. Therefore, tailored care packages for these individuals include physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and nursing care with the involvement of healthcare assistance. These services prioritise the person’s well-being, independence, and integration into their community.

Mental Health Issues

Mental health issues deeply affect the individual’s integration and progress in several aspects of life. The persistent stigma around conditions like depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia often lead to isolation and barriers to effective care. Catalyst Care Group brands aim to guide individuals with these issues on their healing journey by centring on the client’s well-being rather than merely “fixing” their symptoms.

In the tailored care sector, support workers are trained to help clients cope with various mental health concerns, including social withdrawal, intense panic, delusions, hallucinations, and suicidal ideations. We also strive to address the core factors causing the person’s distress, such as childhood trauma, financial instability, and social discrimination based on ethnicity, gender identity, or sexuality.

Learning Difficulties

Learning difficulties are developmental differences that impact a specific area of the person’s learning process, e.g. reading, writing, or math skills. The most common learning difficulties include ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.

Although these conditions usually don’t affect the person’s physical health or intelligence level, they can disrupt their social, educational, and professional progress. Children, adolescents and young people with learning difficulties require and deserve early access to professional support. With the help of tailored care experts, these individuals can achieve their full potential in the classroom and channel their unique traits into a productive framework.

Learning Disabilities

Compared to learning difficulties, learning disabilities have a more substantial impact on the person’s overall health and behaviour. Learning disabilities are characterised by sensory hypersensitivity, strict routines, behaviours that may challenge, and related physical and mental health issues.

Tailored care professionals are prepared to accommodate individuals with learning disabilities in every moment of their lives, including the most challenging ones. They are here to identify and remove any triggers or causes of distress, reinforce positive behaviour support, and ensure that the neurodivergent individual can safely communicate their needs.

Acquired Brain Injury

Acquired brain injury is defined as any type of brain damage caused by injuries or neurological disorders developed after the person’s birth. For instance, individuals can suffer brain damage due to strokes, brain tumours, brain infections (e.g. meningitis), accident-related injuries, or acts of physical violence.

Living with an acquired brain injury can be a challenging and isolating experience. Affected individuals usually struggle with various cognitive impairments, related physical ailments, and behaviours that may challenge. Tailored care providers provide interdisciplinary support to these clients and peace of mind to their family members. Our dedicated support workers can guide individuals with ABI to independence and integration into their community.

Spinal Cord Injury

Much like acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries occur after birth as a result of accidents related to manual labour or sports, traffic accidents, or violent acts. Spinal cord injury is a life-altering diagnosis for the affected person as well as their close family members. However, with the help of Catalyst Care Group’s experienced support workers, a fulfilling lifestyle with decent social integration is an achievable prospect.

Tailored complex care for people with spinal cord injuries includes several forms of nursing care, including respiratory support, mobility aids, and emotional support. As the client makes progress, our carers will encourage their mobility and independence as much as possible.

Physical Disability

Physical disabilities cover a wide range of long-term conditions that limit the affected individual’s movement, stamina, and everyday life skills. Common conditions that lead to these impairments include multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, motor neurone disease, and poliomyelitis.

Catalyst Care Group’s tailored care providers outline personalised plans according to the severity and complexity of the person’s health needs. Our person-centred care packages involve a team of experienced professionals, including speech and language, physical, and occupational therapists.

How does Complex Care Work?

Tailored care providers typically collaborate with a clinical nurse manager in the assessment of the individual’s medical needs. Some clients’ health conditions may require certain medical aids, which is why carers undergo specific training for handling various equipment (such as catheter, bowel, and stoma care). In addition to that, personalised care plans include the client’s personal boundaries and preferred routines, which enables the carer to build a supportive and comfortable environment.

You can arrange a care package for yourself or a loved one by contacting an agency and speaking to a customer service team member. The next step is discussing your specific needs with a local care manager or a clinical nurse. Under certain circumstances, you may be entitled to full or partial funding for tailored care at home.

Benefits of Tailored Care

The traditional healthcare system often fails to address some aspects of interdisciplinary care, especially regarding social inclusion. Tailored home care services aim to reimagine the concept of complex support in a way that centres the individual’s physical as well as emotional needs.

The benefits of receiving tailored complex care at home are evident in various areas of life, including the following:

• Impeccable personal care (assistance with getting out of bed, brushing teeth, bathing, dressing, shaving, and maintaining a healthy diet) delivered with respect for the client’s privacy, dignity, and personal boundaries
• Adequate medication management and assistance with handling various medical aids (wheelchair, catheter, stoma)
• Rapid response to any kind of accident or medical emergency
• Regular outdoor activities with the promotion of social care and involvement in the local community
• Encouragement in regard to self-reliance and independence whenever possible

How do We Tailor Our Complex Care Packages in Catalyst Care Group?

Catalyst Care Group brands aim to remove all the barriers imposed on individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or mental health issues. Our dedicated support workers take a comprehensive approach to supporting people with complex needs and prioritise the advancement of human rights for all marginalised individuals.

Our impact-driven clinicians imprint compassion and dedication in everything they do. We tailor our care plans to the client’s specific needs, preferences, and boundaries. Your well-being, independence, and sense of belonging to the local community is our priority.

If you are in need of a tailored care provider for yourself or a loved one, Catalyst Care Group is the right place for you. Our brands offer complex care services following the highest standards in several locations around the UK. Contact us now, and we will create a detailed plan that centres your specific needs.