Cerebral Palsy - a six year success story

When we first encountered the client, she was a two-year-old who had suffered a birth injury. Her home – a 4-storey house in Central London – had no facilities for someone with a disability. Agency care was inadequate. Her parents were separated and her mother struggled to combine a part-time job with caring for the little girl.

What we did:

• Found and adapted a suitable home, working with both the architect and the family.
• Assessed and recommended such essentials as: bath; bed; hoists; wheelchair; seating; toys.
• Carried out risk assessments.
• Recruited, vetted and trained a 24-hour care team.
• Recruited Physio, Speech and Language therapists.
• Provided ‘hands on’ Paediatric Occupational Therapy for play, co-ordination and communication.
• Worked with school staff.

The result:

• Six years later, the child is showing great potential.
• There is a stable care team in place.
• The parents – long since reunited – have provided her with a brother and sister.