The AHC Stroke Solution
Advanced Home Care is committed to providing the link between acute care, rehabilitation, and outpatient services for stroke patients.
Benefits of the Solution:
- Improvement in ambulation
- Improvement in lower body dressing
- Improvement in speech and oral expression of language
- Decrease in acute care hospitalization for a second stroke and aspiration pneumonia
- Individual patient goals
Solution Addresses:
Independence in the Home
- Transitioning home safely
- Maximizing functional independence through use of Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), Speech Therapy (ST) services
- AHC equipment recommendations based on individual needs
- Care and nutritional support for dysphagia patients
- Suggestions for improving communication
Prevention of Second Stroke and/or Complications
- Therapy-recommended, individualized exercise program
- Caregiver suggestions for positioning, skin care, safety in the home, and continence
- Therapy-recommended support surfaces and equipment
- Healthy lifestyle suggestions for preventing a second stroke or aspiration pneumonia
Coping with a Stroke
- Addressing depression and sexual intimacy issues noted in stroke patients
- Caregiver support recommendations
- Prevention of caregiver burnout
Caregiver Resources:
- www.strokeassociation.org
- www.caregiving.org (National Alliance for Caregiving)
- www.caringbridge.org
- www.Hope4Stroke.com
- www.stroke.org
- www.strokenetwork.org
- www.wellspouse.org
- www.strokecenter.org/patients/caregivers.htm
- www.aarp.org
Patient Education Material:


