Carers from Tiggo Care can help you to live independently in the comfort of your own home.
Care assistants at Tiggo Care are trained to help people with muscular dystrophy with their daily activities. We focus on managing symptoms, exercise routines and respiratory care, all within your own home. Our goal is to enhance your quality of life while maximising your independence. Contact us today to learn more about how we can support you.
Whatever your care needs and wherever your loved one is on their care journey, please contact us and let’s talk. We're here to help.
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited progressive diseases that cause weakness and muscle loss.
Research by Muscular Dystrophy UK suggests that 110,000 people in the UK live with one of the 60 types of muscular dystrophy. The age of onset of muscular dystrophy symptoms varies by type and ranges from 5 years to 60 years. General symptoms of muscular dystrophy include:
Currently, there is no cure for muscular dystrophy but there are several treatments available to help manage the condition.
“One of my favourite things about my job is the conversations I have with my clients. They all have interesting lives and I love to hear their stories. Sometimes we go out for a coffee or for a walk in the local park and sometimes we stay at home and chat.”
There’s no substitute for your own home and clients who want to receive care in their own home, rather than in a care home, will benefit from the comfort of being surrounded by familiar possessions and familiar people. Tiggo Care will provide you with a bespoke care plan tailored to your individual needs based on feedback provided by you and your family. Often clients with muscular dystrophy ask us to support them with:
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Our home care service is based on personal experience
We understand, first-hand how important it is to secure flexible and bespoke home care for your loved one.
“Tiggo Care is born out of my own personal experiences, following my struggle to find suitable care for my parents, both of whom lived with rare diseases..."
Chris Williams - Tiggo Care Founder
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At Tiggo Care we understand how precious your loved one is to you and how unique they are. We also appreciate how overwhelming it can be to research and source the most suitable type of care.
We fundamentally believe that there is no ‘one size fits all’ care package and like to work with you and your loved one to understand your specific requirements. We’ll then create a tailored care package and match your relative with their ideal carer.
Unlike some other care providers, we are fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission. This means we are regularly inspected, rated and audited to ensure we are a safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led organisation, committed to delivering the best possible care.
We’re also proud members of the Homecare Association, the U.K’s membership body for home care providers, which holds organisations to a high set of standards and requests them to abide by a strict code of practice
At Tiggo Care, all of our carers undergo a rigorous recruitment and induction process. They are fully vetted and background checked, with all references followed up. Our carers undertake their training on the best eLearning system currently available within the UK care market, ensuring they are well placed to deliver the best possible service. Specialist training courses such as moving and handling, medications and basic life support are also completed by our carers face to face, as we feel these courses are more effective when delivered in person.
If you like what you've read and are ready to access one of our care services or perhaps just have some questions, please follow our simple 3 step process below.
Send us some additional information about your request by emailing us or by using the form below. Alternatively, if you would prefer to speak with someone directly, please feel free to call us.
Our care manager will arrange a free consultation with you at your loved one’s home to better understand your requirements, create a personalised care plan and pair your loved one with a suitable carer.
And that’s it. You’re all set! We’ll introduce you to your loved one’s carer and the whole team, who’ll be able to provide you with all the ongoing support you’ll need.
People’s experiences of muscular dystrophy vary so it’s important not to make assumptions about their care needs. The most important thing you can do is to ask the person what care they want and to act accordingly.
Muscular dystrophy is a lifelong condition that progresses with age. During the early stages, a person might not require any specialist care support. However, as the condition progresses people will require more care and during the later stages, 24/7 care might be required.
Muscular dystrophy greatly affects a person’s strength and mobility. Therefore, many people with muscular dystrophy will use mobility aids to help them to move around.
Tiggo Care provides specialist home care services for people diagnosed with muscular dystrophy.
Contact our care team using the form below or by calling our office and we'll organise a free consultation to advise you on your specific care needs.
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