{"id":373877,"date":"2025-11-18T03:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T03:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/?page_id=373877"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:17:34","slug":"multiple-sclerosis-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/home-care-services\/condition-led-care\/multiple-sclerosis-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple sclerosis care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Multiple sclerosis care at home<\/h2>\n \n

A multiple sclerosis diagnosis can be life changing, but you can still be independent.<\/p>\n \n \n

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can affect people in different ways, but with flexible home care you can stay in control over your life. We\u2019re an award-winning\u00a0homecare<\/a>\u00a0company providing nurse-led multiple sclerosis care throughout England and Wales. Our expertly trained and enthusiastic carers are helping people affected by the illness to live as independently as possible at home.<\/p>\n

Your Helping Hands carer will support you in managing and living with the symptoms of your condition. According to the\u00a0NHS<\/a>, the most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis are:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n

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    What\u2019s included in multiple sclerosis care?<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n\n\n \n
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    \n Helping Hands\u2019 holistic, person-centred planning processes ensure that the person with MS, who is planning for live-in care provision, is at the heart of the process every step of the way. <\/p>\n\n \n

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    With MS care from Helping Hands, you\u2019ll be matched with a carer who can support you with:<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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    Personal care<\/a>\u00a0routines such as bathing, changing clothes, toilet trips or more complex support with a catheter, a stoma or bowel management<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Administering medication and collecting prescriptions from the pharmacy, support with pain management when required<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Preparing and cooking meals and snacks to your tastes at the times that suit you, support with swallowing and liaising with your SALT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Household chores, such as washing dishes, doing the laundry, lending a hand with the gardening, taking out the rubbish and doing the vacuuming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Understanding your chronic fatigue, running errands such as collecting the shopping or picking up a prescription, and helping to manage key tasks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Ongoing\u00a0companionship<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 whether it\u2019s chats over a cup of tea or sharing days out together, achieving and maintaining positive mental health is key<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    Person centred support, tailored to you<\/h2>\n \n

    Bespoke MS care that focuses on supporting your independence in the home that you love.<\/p>\n \n \n

    When delivering your multiple sclerosis home care, we\u2019ll focus entirely on your and your specific needs. Because there are many different forms of MS, people living with the condition have varying degrees of medical requirements, but they also have different care needs, routines and hobbies.<\/p>\n

    Whether you need visiting care or live-in care, finding a\u00a0private carer<\/a>\u00a0who understands what makes you the person you are is an important step on your care journey. Our customers particularly appreciate that our MS care focuses on:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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    Care at home allows you to enjoy a personalised care plan that ensures you\u2019re always getting the right support for your needs and wishes<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Our holistic approach means no stone is left unturned in your deaf care plan, so you\u2019ll get the emotional, practical and physical support you need<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Staying in your home for care means you\u2019ll remain in an environment where you\u2019re familiar with your surroundings and are comfortable moving around<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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    How we help customers with similar conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    We love sharing stories from our customers about the difference our home care is making to their lives. Find out how we\u2019re supporting two of our customers, Steve and Bill, to manage the symptoms of their condition through dedicated live-in care.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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