Visual Impairment Care Sheffield
What help is there for the visually impaired?
- Well lit
- No obstacles
- Our facilities include handrails, no steps, and well-lit corridors to ensure safety and comfort for visually impaired residents.
- No steps
- Nurse calls – Button to press for an emergency or if they need help standing up etc
Twelve Trees offers tailored, person-centred visual impairment care in Sheffield to meet individual needs.
How do you care for a visually impaired patient?
Care for visually impaired individuals includes tailored support, from guiding tasks to full assistance with meals, medication, and mobility.
This will vary on the level of assistance required, this can be from guidance and support to complete tasks independently, or full care to including assistance with meals, medication, mobility, personal care and other day to day tasks.
What are the 7 stages of adjustment to vision loss?
Trauma
Shock and denial
Mourning and withdrawal
Succumbing and depression
Reassessment and reaffirmation
Coping and mobilisation
Self-acceptance and self-esteem
How can I help someone with vision impairment?
Maintain dignity by asking individuals how they prefer to be supported, a core value of our visual impairment care services.
