Physical Disabilities Care
Specialist respite and residential care for younger adults with physical disabilities.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, the Halcon Centre in Taunton provides expert physical disability support through the provision of individually-tailored residential care and respite breaks.
What is a physical disability?
A physical disability is a long-term condition which limits or impairs an individual’s mobility, dexterity or stamina. This can include sensory impairment, restricted movement or loss of physical function.
A physical disability can be inherited (in the case of genetic conditions like Muscular Dystrophy, which cause muscles to weaken over time), be caused by an injury, or result from a medical event (such as a stroke) or illness (including autoimmune diseases like Multiple Sclerosis).
Not all physical disabilities are visible, but all have a long-term impact which can mean that the individual needs specialist physical disability support in order to live well with their condition.
How many people have a physical disability?
According to disability equality charity, Scope, there are around 16 million disabled people in the UK, including 23% of all working age adults.
Our support for young adults with physical disabilities is designed to challenge the stereotypes and assumptions about what a disabled person cannot do, and instead focus on empowering and enabling individuals to overcome the barriers they face.
How to support someone with a physical disability
For physical disability care to be effective, it must be person-centred and truly tailored to the individual, how their physical disability presents itself, and their desired outcome.
Sadly, young adults with physical disabilities often experience limited opportunities to aspire and achieve in life, due to the assumptions made about them. We passionately believe that this should not be the case, and, through the provision of individually-tailored physical disability care for adults, in a fully-accessible and supportive environment, we support individuals to overcome hurdles and exceed expectations.
By working alongside young adults with physical disabilities to understand what is important to them, we can provide the appropriate type and level of physical disability support to enable them to live well, despite their disability.
The Halcon Centre is a vibrant, light-hearted environment where humour abounds and young adults with physical disabilities are treated as equals, supported to achieve and can enjoy a laugh with fellow residents and the expert team who provide the physical disability care they need.
Respite and residential care for physical disabilities
At the Halcon Centre in Taunton, we provide residential care and respite for young adults with physical disabilities. Fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including level-access wet rooms, overhead tracking hoists, widened doorways and profiling beds, every effort has been made to remove barriers and ensure an inclusive, accessible environment for all.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, what sets the Halcon Centre apart from other physical disability care homes is its ethos and atmosphere. We believe that care homes for young adults with physical disabilities should be places where younger adults can feel at home – they should be tailored to their age and outlook on life, as well as being adapted to their physical disability.
Whether staying for a short respite break or longer-term residential care, young adults with learning disabilities are seen as part of the Halcon family, supported by an expert team who want to understand their interests, preferences and routines, to ensure that they feel known and valued.
The Halcon Centre does not merely offer assisted living for young adults with physical disabilities – it offers them the opportunity to thrive with the right physical disability support to meet their needs, and enable them to live life to the full.
Why choose Somerset Care for physical disability support?
When seeking care homes for physically disabled young adults, or specialist respite for young adults with physical disabilities, it is important to consider the individual’s wellbeing, as well as their physical health.
Young adults with physical disabilities are young adults, first and foremost, so be sure to choose physical disability care which is age-appropriate, as well as fully-equipped to deliver appropriate support for the condition which the individual lives with.
At Somerset Care’s Halcon Centre, we provide person-centred residential and respite care for physical disabilities which caters for the whole person, supporting them with the symptoms of their physical disability, whilst empowering them to live the life they choose.
Interested to learn more? Still have questions?
If you have questions about short-term respite breaks or longer-term residential care for younger adults with physical disabilities, please contact our friendly and knowledgeable team, who will be happy to assist. If you would prefer not to speak to us just yet, please visit our advice section or browse our FAQs.
