Richardson Care

Silvia Silva, Head of Care at Richardson Care in Northampton, joined the company in January 2023. Here she talks about her role and reflects on her first two years at the specialist care service for adults with acquired brain injury or learning disabilities and complex needs. As there is no typical day, what are you [...]

Richardson Care celebrates its 35th anniversary this year and remains an independently owned and run family business. It provides specialist care for adults with acquired brain injury or learning disabilities and complex neurological, emotional and physical needs. Since it was founded, it has pioneered person-centred care, aiming to support people at the point of lowest [...]

NR Times continues its webinar series with an exclusive roundtable exploring the outlook for community care and support. The discussion addresses some of the big challenges facing rehab professionals, as well as the opportunities to innovate in the years ahead. Thank you to our panellists: Stephanie Fleet, Head of Service Development and Customer Relations, Think [...]

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The specialist provider of rehabilitation and residential care for adults with acquired brain injury or learning disabilities in Northampton will now be known as Richardson Care. Laura Richardson-Cheater, managing partner, says: “We believe that social inclusion, community participation, dignity and respect, combined with tailored therapeutic input are key to enabling service users to fulfil their potential.” She continues: “After celebrating our 30^th anniversary last year, we felt the time was right to update our identity. “We realised that over the years, ‘Richardson’ has become the name of our extended family and includes all of the service users and staff within the organisation.

Hopelessness can’t be predicted within the first three days a brain injury, says Dr John Whyte. Yet, as he has learned in decades of working with disorders of consciousness (DOC), many doctors assume otherwise. Faced with an unconscious head trauma survivor and their devastated loved ones, all too often decisions are taken to unplug the machine; halting potential recovery journeys before they’ve begun.