Care Home Therapy In-Reach

The Care Home Therapy In-Reach team provides therapy support for residents in Wandsworth Older People Care Homes using a holistic, preventative, and collaborative approach.

Our team is a specialist, community-based, multidisciplinary team, working in line with the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework (DOH, 2023).

Roles within the team include Physiotherapist, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist and Speech & Language Therapist.

What we do

We take a proactive and preventative approach to healthcare for people living in care homes by:

• Providing direct support to residents and care homes to promote physical activity, engagement and nutritional well-being.
•  Delivering training tailored to the needs of staff and residents.
• Collaborating with other services to ensure holistic, person-centred care.

How we can help

We offer expert advice and support to care home staff to enhance residents’ quality of life:

• Functional support – Guidance on meaningful activities, nutrition, walking aids, communication and accessing the right services.
• Staff training & support – Sessions on falls risk management, dysphagia, contractures, malnutrition, and more.
• Raising awareness – Attend Multidisciplinary Team Meeting with all care homes and help staff and residents understand the importance of therapy input in care homes.

Our impact

We work closely with care homes and community services to improve the well-being of older people by:

• Reducing avoidable hospital admissions
• Minimising falls risk
• Recognising early signs of deterioration
• Encouraging residents to stay active & prevent deconditioning
• Enhancing staff knowledge on dysphagia, nutrition, activity & dementia

If you have any questions about our work with Wandsworth care homes or the scope of our interventions, please reach out.

If you are a service linked with care homes, we welcome collaboration to enhance care provision for residents. Please get in touch – we’re keen to hear from you.