Elm Park
Specialist physical, cognitive and behavioural neurological rehabilitation
About this location
Elm Park provides specialist multidisciplinary rehabilitation and neurological care for adults with acquired brain injury and complex neurological needs. Our approach addresses the physical, cognitive, communication, emotional and behavioural consequences of neurological injury or illness, with rehabilitation tailored to each person’s individual needs, abilities and goals.
We support people to maximise independence, participate in everyday life and, where appropriate, progress towards greater independence and community living.
Services at a glance
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Services
Elm Park provides immediate post-acute support, active and slow-stream neurological rehabilitation, alongside longer-term neurological care. Pathways are individualised according to each person's clinical needs, rehabilitation potential and goals.
Who we support
Elm Park supports adults with acquired brain injury and complex neurological needs, including:
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Stroke
- Hypoxic brain injury
- Encephalitis
- Brain tumours and other acquired neurological conditions
- Neurodegenerative conditions
- Cognitive and executive-function difficulties
- Communication difficulties following neurological impairment
- Emotional and behavioural changes following neurological impairment
- Physical disability and functional rehabilitation needs
- ABI/neurological conditions with co-existing stable mental-health needs, subject to assessment
- Enteral feeding requirements including PEG/NG, subject to individual assessment
Treatment approaches
Elm Park provides individualised, person-centred multidisciplinary neurological rehabilitation addressing the physical, cognitive, communication, emotional and behavioural consequences of neurological impairment.
Rehabilitation is based around individual needs and goals, supporting people to maximise independence and participate meaningfully in everyday life.
Physical function and independence
- Mobility
- Transfers
- Balance and strength
- Physical function
- Activities of daily living
- Functional independence
- Physical health and wellbeing
Cognition and communication
- Memory
- Attention and concentration
- Processing
- Executive functioning
- Insight and awareness
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Compensatory strategies
Emotional and behavioural rehabilitation
- Positive behaviour support
- Emotional regulation
- Understanding behaviour following neurological impairment
- Risk reduction
- Engagement in rehabilitation
- Developing coping strategies
- Safe participation in everyday and community life
Our intensive rehabilitation programme provides individualised, multidisciplinary rehabilitation based on each person's clinical needs, rehabilitation potential and goals.
Rehabilitation can address physical function, cognition, communication, emotional wellbeing and behaviour, using individual and group-based interventions alongside functional and community-based rehabilitation.
Physical rehabilitation: mobility, balance, strength, transfers and functional independence.
Cognitive rehabilitation: memory, attention, executive functioning, processing, insight and compensatory strategies.
Communication: functional communication and communication strategies.
Emotional/behavioural: PBS, emotional regulation, risk management and rehabilitation engagement.
Functional rehabilitation: cooking, ADLs, shopping and everyday independence.
Community rehabilitation: community access, travel/public transport, social participation and meaningful/vocational activity.
Placement length is determined by individual rehabilitation needs, goals and progress.
Supporting complex neurological needs
Elm Park can consider individuals with additional physical healthcare needs alongside their neurological rehabilitation requirements, including PEG and NG feeding, subject to individual clinical assessment and the service being able to safely meet the person's needs.
Our team
Our multidisciplinary approach addresses physical, cognitive, communication, emotional and behavioural rehabilitation needs, with a focus on maximising independence, community participation and progression wherever possible.
The team works collaboratively to address physical function, cognition, communication, emotional wellbeing, behaviour and participation in everyday life. Progress is regularly reviewed and rehabilitation goals adapted as needs change.
Our team includes:
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech and language therapy
- Neuropsychology/psychological support
- Nursing
- Rehabilitation/therapy assistants
- Activities
Each individual receives a bespoke treatment approach tailored to their needs, with therapy input provided by the appropriate specialists where required.
Rehabilitation beyond the therapy room
Rehabilitation at Elm Park extends beyond formal therapy sessions into everyday environments.
Individuals are supported to practise and develop skills across the service, its grounds and the local community, helping translate rehabilitation gains into meaningful everyday activity.
Depending on individual goals and abilities, this may include community access, shopping, use of local services, public transport, journey planning, cooking, gardening, social participation and meaningful or vocational activity.
Our facilities and environment
We believe that the environment in which treatment takes place is just as important as the treatment itself, when it comes to supporting our residents. We provide:
Our garden offers high fences in line with guidelines, a lawn, patio area with furniture, a shelter, football pitch and planting areas. We also have specialised equipment, such as hoists, bean bags and adjustable kitchen counter tops, for people to use.
Our bedrooms
All of our bedrooms are single-occupancy and 10 have an en-suite bathroom. Service users are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms while they are staying with us. We provide:
Exclusion profile
- Tracheostomy
- Ventilation
- PDOC
- Oxygen
- IV therapy
- VAC therapy
- High-acuity nursing needs
- Mental-health presentations without neurological deficit
- MHA detention
- Palliative care at point of admission.
Individuals with acquired brain injury or neurological needs alongside co-existing stable mental-health needs may be considered following individual assessment.
Pathways
Elm Park-specific pathway:
Assessment and goal setting
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Individualised multidisciplinary rehabilitation
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Physical • Cognitive • Communication • Emotional • Behavioural • Functional rehabilitation
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Community integration and everyday independence
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Ongoing review and future planning
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Home • Supported living • Step-down • Longer-term neurological care
A message from our site leader
The Priory Elm Park team are dedicated to providing the best level of rehabilitation for each person admitted into our services. We pride ourselves on our successful outcomes, based on individually agreed plans for our residents, with input from families and loved ones.
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Information for family and friends
How do home visits work?
These are arranged on a person-by-person basis but we actively plan home visits with people staying with us, and their loved ones, where possible.
What is your visitation policy?
We are flexible with visiting times, however, we do ask that visitors call us prior to a visit, so this doesn’t clash with activities.
Will I be involved and kept up to date with my loved one’s care and wellbeing?
Yes, we make every effort to keep the loved ones of people staying with us involved in their care and care plans.
Will my loved one be able to have a phone or call me?
People staying with us can use their own mobile phone, or we have a telephone in the hospital that people can use.
What type of things are families expected to provide, and what is provided by the home?
We provide all furnishings, bedding and food on-site.
What are the bedrooms like?
All of our bedrooms are furnished, and residents are supported to personalise them to suit their needs and wishes. They are all single person, en-suite rooms.
Are external doors kept locked?
Yes; each service user is risk assessed and made aware of the door policy.
What do service users eat and how do meal times work?
We have set mealtimes, but snacks are also available. There is always a choice, dependent on people’s preferences for meat free, vegan or religious beliefs.
How does laundry work?
Staff can support with laundry and people staying with us are encouraged to do their own.
Is there anything they can’t bring or have?
We have a restricted and prohibited items list, which is reviewed and updated regularly. This can be seen on request.
Are pets allowed?
Our residents are allowed to have their pets come to visit them, as long as the team is aware in advance.
How do activities work?
Activities are set weekly as part of a plan developed with the MDT, people staying with us and their family, based on their rehabilitation needs.
Do service users and families have an input into the service user’s care plans?
All of the people staying with us and their families/friends have input into care, from admission to discharge, where requested.
What are the car parking facilities?
There is free car parking on-site.
What is the smoking policy? Can service users buy cigarettes?
Priory Elm Park is a non-smoking site. There is a vaping area at the back of building.
How to make a referral
We welcome referrals for adults requiring specialist neurological rehabilitation at different stages of recovery, including individuals ready to transfer directly from an acute hospital setting, those requiring ongoing or longer-term rehabilitation, and individuals working towards greater independence and community discharge.
Referrals can be made through the individual’s social care team or, if relevant, their local health authority. Use the buttons below, or email your service development manager.