Tools for ageing well with traumatic brain injury has been developed with older people with a brain injury, family members of people with a brain injury, and expert clinicians to help people with a brain injury maintain good health and well-being as they age.
This downloadable (PDF) resource will help you to self-manage your health as you age with a brain injury and suggest when you may benefit from seeing a health professional. We have included some tools to help you along the way.
This resource may help health professionals better understand the issues facing their clients who may be ageing with a brain injury.
Who is this resource for?
People who are thinking about how to age well with a traumatic brain injury
This resource will help you to self-manage your health as you age with a brain injury and suggest when you may benefit from seeing a health professional. We have included some tools to help you along the way.
Family members, friends, carers, and supporters of someone with a traumatic brain injury
If you are a family member, friend, carer, or supporter of someone with a TBI this resource can help you to understand the health concerns and lifestyle challenges facing people who are ageing with a brain injury. It can also guide you on where to get support for them and for yourself.
For health professionals
This resource may help health professionals better understand the issues facing their clients who may be ageing with a brain injury. The questions for your health professionals section aims to promote discussion between you and your clients with a brain injury.
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Download the resource
You can download the full printable document as a whole or each of the individual parts described below.
As people age risk of falling increases. Other physical changes such as vision impairment and hearing loss can become significant. These things might be made worse for those who have had traumatic brain injury. Discover recommendations for managing your physical health.
Learn about possible behaviour and personality changes that may occur after a brain injury. Some people develop anxiety and depressed mood: learn the signs to look out for and some actions that can help these.
A healthy diet, getting quality sleep, keeping active and doing things like connecting with like-minded people can all be beneficial for older people and particularly those living with brain injury.
You may need to think ahead and make plans for the future, just in case there are changes in your health status or care arrangements. While facing these issues can be tough, having a plan in place can provide reassurance and peace of mind, rather than worrying about the ‘what ifs?’
This section may be helpful to people, including family members and partners, who provide paid or unpaid care and support to a person ageing with a brain injury.
This section of the resource is designed to help you to begin to think about your health issues. It includes templates that you can print and use to help monitor your health and keep track of your goals.
As you get older, you may start seeing different types of health professionals for help with new issues. This section explains what different health professionals do, and includes example questions that you might find helpful when you have an appointment.
