“In-home nursing for acquired brain injury (ABI) across Sydney provides specialist support for people recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other brain injury — medication management, falls prevention, swallowing safety, behavioural-support coordination, and family education — working alongside Royal Rehab (Ryde), the POW Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, and Westmead rehabilitation.”
ABI recovery is rarely linear, and the support that works at six weeks isn't the same as what works at six months. Our in-home nursing across Sydney supports people recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, hypoxic injury, and other ABI — working alongside Royal Rehab (Ryde), the POW Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, Westmead rehabilitation, and community ABI teams.
Quick facts
Citable facts for people living with ABI, families, NDIS coordinators, rehab teams, and discharge planners arranging in-home support.
Our ABI support is for people at every stage of brain injury recovery and the families navigating it with them.
We tailor ABI care to the stage of recovery, working from rehab and community team plans.
Support with anti-epileptic medications, blood pressure management, blood thinners (particularly post-stroke), and other prescribed regimes — without making decisions outside the treating team.
Practical falls prevention — home environment, transfers, mobility aids, and supervision during higher-risk activities. Falls are a leading cause of secondary injury after ABI.
Support at mealtimes with modified diet implementation per speech pathologist's plan and monitoring for aspiration signs — particularly important after stroke and in ABI with bulbar involvement.
We work alongside specialist behaviour support practitioners and treating teams, implementing strategies that have been planned by qualified clinicians — we don't develop independent behaviour plans.
Guidance on what's typical ABI behaviour and what warrants escalation, communication strategies, fatigue patterns, and structured respite so primary carers can rest.
ABI recovery happens in small steps over months and years — and the right support recognises and supports those steps.
The same nurses watch the recovery trajectory, notice subtle gains and losses, and document changes that matter to your treating team.
We coordinate with Royal Rehab, POW Brain Injury Rehab, and Westmead rehab teams so home care continues rehab's approach.
ABI affects the whole family. We support the person living with ABI and offer education and respite for partners, parents, and children also navigating the change.
For most adults with ABI in Sydney, funding comes through NDIS (under 65 at first plan). Older participants may use aged care packages (Support at Home or CHSP). Veterans access DVA Community Nursing. People with catastrophic motor injuries may be supported under icare Lifetime Care. Private fee-for-service is also an option, including as a top-up.
Yes. Stroke is one of the most common causes of acquired brain injury, and our team supports stroke survivors after both inpatient rehab and direct hospital discharge. See our [in-home care after stroke guide](/guides/in-home-care-after-stroke) for the specific Sydney pathways and what we cover.
We work alongside specialist behaviour support practitioners and treating teams to implement plans they've developed. We don't independently develop behaviour plans — that's specialist work — but our nurses are experienced with the behavioural changes that can follow ABI and implement strategies consistently and calmly.
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