The Huntercombe Group

Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre

Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre provides an excellent nursing, residential and social care service to patients/clients with a variety of neurological /or trauma related acquired brain injuries.

Services Offered

About Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre

Patients/clients referred to Abbeymoor are encouraged to participate in a variety of independent and social activities including : attending a local further education college (this facility is currently accessed 5 days per week), outings using public transport and /or the Centre’s Mini-Bus and access to local entertainment and retail centres (The Gateshead Metro Centre is within walking distance and the Centres of Newcastle and Gateshead approximately 4 miles away). The building has a large conservatory and enclosed gardens which are used for many social events, and enable clients to enjoy their environment to the full.

For more information on how we have developed our service for clients with Huntington’s Disease thus far, please refer to the following article: Developing a service for Huntington’s Disease.

Activities

We encourage clients to have as normal a lifestyle as their clinical and physical condition permits and all clients have equal access to the facilities and services described above.

There is a particularly full social programme covering many public holidays, including St Patrick’s Day, St Georges’ Day, American Independence Day, Bonfire night. Our clients and staff are extremely enthusiastic about such events and are always looking for a reason to plan the next one.

Relaxation therapy was introduced in 2010. This service is provided in a dedicated room equipped with specialist sensory equipment which was partly provided via donations from clients’ relatives.