We offer specialist care to all families who have children with life limiting conditions, who potentially face huge challenges and changes to their lifestyles and routines.
Many simply never know what the next day may bring, and this can cause lots of anxieties, concerns. Though caring for their child at home is always the preferred choice, support groups and short stay respite care given at appropriate intervals allows the parents a period for themselves. This provides reassurance, comfort, guidance and simply a break from the 24 hour demands of caring for a child with multiple complex needs.
Our services also allow parents and carers to be able to participate in other family affairs, such as doing the weekly shopping, fulfilling appointments and visiting friends and family.
Meanwhile, respite care and day services at Brian House allow children and young people to seek new experiences and make new friends as they spend time with other children and our staff and volunteers. Our community visits and outings to attractions are hugely rewarding for our children too; allowing them to make wonderful memories and experience new things.
This is also the case for parents attending support groups, where mums, dads, grandmas and grandads can come and meet new families who share similar stories. It also gives them access to a range of fabulous play and therapy facilities, which they might not have at home.
The Brian House nursing team also work collaboratively with: local charities, organisations, local hospital teams, health authorities and social care agencies. We work together to provide the very best care and opportunities for all children and families. We also work with national and regional charities and specialist hospital teams to support every need.
