How Home Care Helps after a STROKE

Home care specialists provide support and assistance as your loved one returns home after being hospitalized for a stroke.

How Home Care Helps a Stroke

What is Home Care?

Home care is a more personalized alternative to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. It provides services such as personal care, homemaking, companionship and more to individuals living at home, so they can remain comfortable and independent for as long as possible.

Home Care vs Home Health

Home health is typically short-term medical services administered in the home to treat an illness or injury. This type of medical assistance is usually provided by a registered nurse, physical, occupational or speech therapist. Home care agencies are often requested to provide supplemental care as the patient transitions.

Who is a Good Candidate for Home Care?

Home care can be beneficial for individuals who are getting older, are chronically ill, are recovering from a surgery or are disabled. Perhaps your loved one needs assistance with day-to-day tasks but does not need to be in a nursing home or hospital. Home care could be the right fit for them.

What Types of Home Care Services Are Available?

Home care looks different for everyone. Each individual’s needs are unique, and home care can be tailored to fit those needs. Depending on what your loved one’s needs are, caregiving services can be available 24-hours a day or a few hours each week. Some of the services include:

Personal care:

Bathing, Grooming, Dressing
Toileting and Incontinence
Medication Reminders
Mobility Assistance
Re-positioning to Avoid Bedsores
Transportation to and from Medical Appointments

Homemaking:

Grocery Shopping, Cooking and Clean-up
Errands and Shopping
Transportation
Light Housekeeping, Laundry and Ironing
Changing Bed Linens

Companionship:

Conversation
Reading Aloud
Hobbies and Projects
Outings and Events
Morning Wake-Up & Evening Tuck-In
Assistance with Attending Religious Services

Home Care Interventions for Patients being discharged for Stroke

Research shows that 9% of individuals who have suffered from a stroke will be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) While this number is low, there are still things that can be done to prevent a readmission. Home care can help provide services so another trip to the hospital isn’t likely.

Our agency uses evidence-based practices that are proven to reduce the risk of readmission and promote the health of those who have recently had a stroke: