Every brain injury is different, and every Brightwater client has a different history and goals. That’s why we believe it’s essential to provide client-driven support for people living with acquired brain injury (ABI). Our rehabilitation support is individually tailored to each person and is adjusted as goals are attained or needs change.
Brightwater’s unique approach to acquired brain injury has been internationally recognised for achieving breakthrough results. Our phased rehab program fuses therapy with everyday living scenarios, to improve a client’s current abilities or help them relearn lost abilities. The program helps people achieve independence so they can enjoy an independent, community-based lifestyle.
Brightwater Capacity Building services operate on a team-based model to fully support someone living with acquired brain injury. It includes 40 health professionals with the depth of knowledge and skills to assist people with highly complex needs to achieve a better quality of life. Clients benefit from a wide range of services such as physiotherapy and occupational, dietetics, and speech therapy that address every aspect of independence and quality of life, including social connection and community participation.
Brightwater Oats Street is a one-of-a-kind residential facility designed for people with ABI. Purpose-built and guided by more than three decades of research, Oats Street gives people with highly complex needs the right support, environment and time needed to maximise their potential. The immersive experience begins with fully supported accommodation, then clients graduate to the next phases of the program as they achieve new milestones. The program typically takes 12 to 24 months, with many people returning to independent living when they finish the program.
Brightwater is the only WA disability services provider with a dedicated Research Centre. We collaborate with national and international universities to find innovative solutions to improve the quality of the lives of people we care for.
In partnership with the University of Western Australia and the Neurotrauma Research Program, Brightwater has created a road map of the expected recovery journey following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
MyTBIIn partnership with the Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden, Brightwater has created fact sheets about living with an acquired brain injury.
| Living with acquired brain injury | Left-sided inattention | Memory and brain injury |
| Long-term memory and brain injury | Working memory and brain injury. |
Keeping us in Mind supports children, youth and young adults impacted by a family member with younger onset dementia or acquired brain injury. The study partnered with families and professionals to understand the impact of parental injury and illness on dependent children and young adults.
Keeping us in MindIn partnership with the University of Western Australia, Brightwater conducted a 29-year study called ABI=RESTaRT to better understand the needs of individuals with ABI and how to improve their outcomes.
