The Jubilee Rehabilitation Team provides two services:
Please note the Jubilee Rehabilitation Team treats falls patients in the north of Kirklees, any patients with a fall in the south of Kirklees will be referred to and treated by the Intermediate Care Team.
Opening hours: 8am - 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays.
We are based at Eddercliffe Health Centre.
We also offer video communications between colleagues, patients and their relatives.
The Jubilee team ideally assess each new patient within their own homes. This allows the patient to be more relaxed but importantly allows the therapist to complete a home assessment. This maximises your safety, allows the therapist to recommend equipment and/or small adaptions and enables the team to understand exactly what you need to achieve to regain your quality of life.
We then offer a therapy programme, which is based upon what you have told us and what we have assessed, to address your individual needs. You may attend the Jubilee Service, based at Eddercliffe or be treated at home. It may well be that your treatment may be part delivered within Jubilee and part within your home environment. The location will be discussed and you will be able to make an informed decision.
We assess patients that are falling, having Parkinson’s disease or have many health issues that affect how they manage at home and with their mobility.
The Jubilee Service accept referral for people that are experiencing falls. A fall may not always result on being on the floor but be a stumble or trip. A fall is not a part of “getting older” and should not be accepted as so. Therefore help needs to be arranged.
There are many causes to falling (stumbling or tripping). The Jubilee Service offers a full assessment from the Physiotherapist, Occupaptional Therapist and Nurse. From our assessments we aim to identify the cause and then will put in place a treatment plan. This treatment may consist of an exercise programme, home assessment, adaptions and equipment. If it is felt that the cause of falling is medical in nature, for example due to a fall in blood pressure or an infection. We may arrange follow up by your GP or for you to be seen by Dr Craig, a consultant for Older people. Dr Craig holds a weekly clinic within the Jubilee Unit.
If you would like some advice or to refer, please contact the service on: 01924 351560
Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition caused by the reduction of a chemical in the brain called dopamine. The results of this can be many and varied but common symptoms include a slowness of movement, rigidity and tremor. As well as affecting movement, people with Parkinson's can find that other issues, such as tiredness, pain, depression and constipation, can have an impact on their day-to-day lives. The symptoms someone has and how quickly the condition develops will differ from one person to the next.
At the Jubilee Rehabilitation Unit we provide a comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment by a physiotherapist, occupational therapist and nurse. We also have access to a consultant if required, although a lot of patients who attend may already be known to a neurologist. We also have good links with speech therapy and dietetic services who can get involved if required.
On discharge from the service we keep all people who have Parkinson’s on our ‘Therapy Review’. This means that the patient or carer can get back in touch with us at any time if they feel they require our intervention. If we have not heard from the patient within 6 months we will make contact to check how they are doing. If necessary we will then visit at home to re-assess and provide further rehabilitation if we feel this would be beneficial.
