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Joan’s journey
Brain injury rehab

Joan’s journey

Joan’s* goal was to live independently again and return to fitness following a brain injury resulting from a cardiac arrest. With support from Voyage, the neuro-physiotherapist and Joan* planned for her discharge from the outset. Joan’s* outcomes-focused programme of daily ...

Sebastian uses music to tell his story
Brain injury rehab

Sebastian uses music to tell his story

Sebastian* lives at a Voyage Care residential service in Gloucestershire. He has an acquired brain injury following a road traffic accident. As part of his therapy Sebastian* has been making his own music for nearly two years. In one of ...

Moving back home after a brain injury
Brain injury rehab

Moving back home after a brain injury

Lucas* suffered a cardiac arrest, which left him with a hypoxic brain injury. This gave him problems with his memory, word-finding skills and sequencing, affecting his ability to complete many daily living tasks and to access the community safely. He ...

Alcohol left Kim with brain injury
Brain injury rehab

Alcohol left Kim with brain injury

Kim* was already receiving community support to tackle her alcohol misuse when she was admitted to hospital with encephalopathy. Encephalopathy is a general term describing a disease that affects the function or structure of the brain. Her brain injury made ...

Training on the job worked for Linda
Nursing care homes

Training on the job worked for Linda

I started working in care around five years ago, after seeing a close friend struggle to look after her son with mental health issues. I have never done anything like this before, but after doing the research I realised I ...

Helping Dylan to get back on his feet
Brain injury rehab

Helping Dylan to get back on his feet

Dylan* was involved in a high speed collision and sustained a brain injury in his twenties. The accident left him unable to walk or swallow (due to fear of choking) along with a decompressed skull. Dylan* moved into one of ...

Moving on with Voyage Care – Andrea and Riley’s story
Support to live at home

Moving on with Voyage Care – Andrea and Riley’s story

Andrea* and Riley* both wanted to move out of a Voyage Care residential placement in Merseyside to be closer to their families in Cheshire. They decided it was time to find their own rented accommodation to share, but they still ...

Olivia and Lisa Blue Hair
Care Homes

Olivia and Lisa Blue Hair

Olivia* moved into a service in Sussex in April 2017. Prior to this she lived at home with her parents and siblings and so it was anticipated by all who knew her that the transition into residential care in her ...

Annie’s story
Care Homes

Annie’s story

Annie* came to a Voyage Care service in West London after a difficult start to her life. Emotionally and sexually abused at her family home, Annie was placed in foster care. All went well until her foster mother was taken ...