Motor neurone disease (MND) care
Specialist MND support in your own home
As motor neurone disease progresses, you may need extra support with your condition.
With the progression of motor neurone disease (MND), you may find that you, your family member or friend are struggling with mobility, or that speech is becoming affected by your MND condition. You may require a little extra support with PEG/RIG tubes and non-invasive ventilation care that family members may not be able to provide you with on a full time basis.
At Helping Hands, we employ expert MND carers who can provide practical, physical and emotional support to you in the comfortable, familiar surroundings of the home that you love.
Our carers can help you with:
Managing your symptoms
Our condition-led care will focus on helping you to live with the symptoms of your condition, however straightforward or complex they may be
Physiotherapy
We can work alongside local physiotherapists to ensure you are receiving appropriate treatment for muscle cramps and stiffness
Light medical support
If you have been prescribed Riluzole, we can help you manage your medication and monitor the effects it may be having
Mobility assistance
Our carers all receive expert mobility training so can safely help you to get in and out of bed, as well as move around your home
Pain management
We can support you with pain management and prescribed pain relief so that you are as comfortable as possible at all times
Lifestyle changes
We’ll help you adapt your home and your routines to ensure you’re able to continue being independent for as long as possible
Treatment of motor neurone
Living with motor neurone disease can mean adapting to progressive symptoms over time.
Here at Helping Hands we can help to support you with managing your symptoms at home to ensure that you are able to make necessary changes to your lifestyle and surroundings to support independent movement for as long as possible. We know that remaining in your own surroundings, amongst friends and family is a great way of remaining positive when coping with MND. That’s why we offer MND care at home, where you are most comfortable, and more likely to remain as independent as possible.
Progressive symptoms of motor neurone disease can include:
Loss of strength and balance
Difficulty swallowing
Slurred speech
Difficulty walking
Specialist palliative care
As the condition progresses, many people living with MND require palliative care.
Helping Hands have extensive experience providing palliative care for customers who live with MND. We understand the complexities of the condition and how symptoms can worsen over time. Due to the progression of the condition, we’ll help you and your family discuss your options as symptoms progress. This may include whether or not you would consider a feeding tube if you were no longer able to swallow food or liquid.
Your carer will be there to help you through the entire process if you want and need a little extra support, and can also provide you with respiratory support if this is needed.
Exceptional carers, ready to support you at home
Our specialist carers can help with daily tasks as well as medical support when required. Our carers work alongside customers’ doctors and local healthcare professionals to ensure the care they provide for people with motor neurone disease is of the highest standard.
We only employ the most capable and friendly carers, so that you or your loved one receive care from someone who is trustworthy and passionate about helping people. Our customers love our carers because they are all:
Fully trained and DBS-checked
All Helping Hands carers are fully DBS-checked and receives our exceptional training which equips them to provide expert MND support at home
Compassionate and friendly
Our strict recruitment process means we only hire kind, empathetic carers who share our commitment to person-centred family values
Employed directly by us
All of our carers are directly employed by us, so we take full responsibility for managing their workload, maintaining their wellbeing and paying them
Hear how we’re helping our customers at home
We love sharing stories about the difference our care makes to our customers. Read about how we’re helping Sally to live with the symptoms of her MND in her sixties, and how we’re supporting Hannah to live the independent, joyful life that she wants.
How to arrange MND care
At Helping Hands, we’re committed to making every step of the care journey as straightforward and stress-free as possible. Talk to our team today to begin your journey.
Speak to our team
Call our friendly team to discuss your MND care options and ask any questions you may have
Free home care assessment
Your local Helping Hands manager will visit you to discuss your care requirements
Find your carer
We’ll match you with a carer who has the experience and skillset for your needs
Fully regulated by the CQC / CIW
Here at Helping Hands, our MND care service is fully managed and regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
From your very first phone call to our friendly team, every aspect of your home care service is independently monitored and regulated by the CQC and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).
Why is being a regulated company important?
What does regulation mean?
Our service is regularly monitored, inspected and regulated by an independent body
Why do we choose to be regulated?
We want every customer to have full peace of mind that their care is approved by a regulating body
How does regulation affect my care?
Our regulation means a guarantee that we’ll provide you with high quality care, no matter what
Page reviewed by Rebecca Bennett, Regional Clinical Lead, on July 25, 2024.
How we wrote this page
This page has been produced referencing key insights and data from external experts, trusted medical sources and our team of in-house specialists. We have worked hard to ensure that all information is as accurate as possible and reflects current consensus at the time of writing and reviewing.