Multiple Sclerosis care and support
Tailored care and support for MS
Our multiple sclerosis care and support can help you make you independent as possible, helping you with everyday tasks, social activities and personal care.
We have many years of experience supporting people with complex care needs fulfilling lives in the way they want.
Our care teams undergo specialist training to care for your specific care needs and requirements, undergoing constant supervision and support form our two experienced clinical leads.
Though there is currently no cure for multiple sclerosis, however, we are committed to making sure people living with this condition live fulfilling lives as much as possible. We are here to help you.
MS care tailored to you
An MS diagnosis can often be distressing, but the right support and care from Agincare can help you live independently as possible. Whether in the comfort and security of your own home or at one of our residential care homes, the support of an Agincare care worker can have a real impact on your health and your own emotional wellbeing.
Types of MS care and support
Multiple sclerosis affects everyone differently and can take various forms.
Although it can be life-changing, with the right support, you don’t have to lose your independence or your sense of self.
Live-in MS care
Your carefully-matched live-in care worker will support you with taking medication, and getting the nutrition and hydration you need. They can also take care of domestic chores such as cooking, cleaning and laundry. You and your family will benefit from the expert knowledge and experience of our Clinical Leads who will work with your care worker to give best practice in your care.
Home care for people living with MS
We have extensive experience of helping people living with MS live independently in their own home with support from a care worker providing personal care and support. Our care workers will support you in managing and living with the symptoms of MS, but also help with everyday tasks such as shopping, laundry and accompanying you to appointments.
Care homes for people living with MS
As a resident of one of our comfortable care homes, the care team will be there 24/7 to support you to live as independently as possible, tailored to meet your needs and preferences. In our nursing homes we have registered nurses on duty round-the-clock who are qualified to provide the same level of care that district nurses do during their visits to our care homes.
Frequently asked questions
Multiple Sclerosis, commonly referred to as MS, is a condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms. It’s a lifelong condition with wide ranging symptoms.
All our care and support workers complete the nationally-recognised care certificate. Specific client needs-led training is taught by internal and external trainers and/or healthcare professionals. We also have an internal ‘Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness and Management’ training programme, covering:
• Awareness of MS
• Person-centred MS care and support
• Promoting self-management
We work with local and national MS organisations and our training company to continually appraise and enhance our training to make sure we are supporting you in the best way possible.
All our care plans are unique to each person, so if your symptoms or needs change we will work with you to adjust your care plan to adjust any change.
Though there is currently no cure for MS, modern medicine can help control the condition and ease many of the symptoms. Many people living with the condition go on to lead long and fulfilling lives.
MS is generally split into two types: with individual relapses (attacks or exacerbations) or with gradual progression.
Someone with relapsing remitting MS will have episodes of new or worsening symptoms, known as relapses.
These typically worsen over a few days, last from days to months, then slowly improve over a similar time period.
The symptoms of a relapse may disappear altogether, with or without treatment, although some symptoms often persist, with repeated attacks happening over several years.
After many years (usually decades), many, but not all, people with relapsing remitting MS go on to develop secondary progressive MS.
In this type of MS, symptoms gradually worsen over time without obvious attacks. Some people continue to have infrequent relapses during this stage.
In primary progressive MS, symptoms gradually worsen and accumulate over several years, and there are no periods of remission, though people often have periods where their condition appears to stabilise.