If you have undergone a surgery or are on medications to deal with stroke and wondering what’s next, then, rehabilitation
is one of the effective ways to help you improve cognitive and physical
function.
However, in some cases, you might be recommended home care with a few
visits to rehab centres. So if your doctor has advised regular visits to rehab
centres for physiotherapy exercises and occupational therapies, then taking
care at home is the next big step. And to help you out, our expert Dr M
Udaya Kumar Maiya, Medical Director, Portea Medical shares a few tips
that can help caregivers look after a stroke survivor at home.
Also read about can you suffer a STROKE without
even knowing it?
Rehabilitation centres provide an efficient care option for stroke
survivors but a majority of patients and families prefer at-home care. Stroke
survivors have a better chance of recovery in the comfort of their home. Thus,
it is important that a comprehensive plan for recovery and rehabilitation at
home be included for the patient’s benefit.
The various types of home
healthcare services include the following:
1. Skilled home health care and rehabilitation services: It
offers some of the treatment options available in the outpatient rehabilitation
setting, and helps them learn in a safe and comfortable home environment.
2. Home modification solutions: These help to make life
easier and safer for the survivors. Simple modifications such as handrails on
stairs, uncluttered hallways, proper lighting and fall prevention strategies
can go a long way to help the survivors.
3. Nonmedical at-home care: These services are
available at a cheaper cost than medical home healthcare, to help recovery
among the survivors of stroke. It includes counselling and support for the
patients. Here’s more on rehabilitation tips for stroke patients.
Caregivers not only help in keeping a tab on doctor’s appointments,
medications, rehabilitation visits but also supervise improvement in the
patient. they can assist them to work in accordance with the needs of the
stroke survivors helping them to recover quickly.
Some of the key points
include -
·
Care coordination and transportation: Caregivers
can help patients to keep track of appointments, transportation to and from the
healthcare setting, doctor’s office and support group meetings. This reduces
the overall anxiety and allows patients and caregivers to focus solely on
recovery.
·
Supervision during home rehabilitation: They
provide regular reminders, encouragement and supervision to help the patient
adhere to the rehabilitation program.
·
Assistance with day-to-day activities: Caregivers
can help clients with daily activities like bathing, grooming, dressing, using
the toilet while preserving the dignity of clients at such a challenging time.
·
Companionship: They
can help combat loneliness and inactivity that may lead to increased risk of
post-stroke depression.
SOURCE: thehealthsite.com, Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti
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