Stroke Rehabilitation and Stroke Homecare in Chichester and Bognor Regis
Local Right at Home stroke homecare services can help those recovering to live an independent life.
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What is a stroke?
A stroke occurs when the blood flow to the brain is cut off, either due to a blockage or a bleed in the brain. When the brain is starved of blood, it can’t access any essential nutrients or oxygen. A lack of blood in the brain often results in brain cells and parts of the brain being damaged or destroyed.
What happens after a stroke?
The after-effects of a stroke vary according to the individual and how healthy they were at the time of the stroke. The consequences can also depend on the location in the brain where the stroke struck, its intensity and the extent of the damage caused.
Long-term effects of a stroke can include: cognitive problems, communication problems, physical problems, depression, incontinence, pain, and fatigue.
Get in touch with our Right at Home office in Chichester and Bognor Regis to discuss how our care at home services can support you.
How can Right at Home Chichester and Bognor Regis help with your post-stroke care at home?
Life after a stroke is unique for every individual. Most people see some level of recovery during their stay in hospital. Many continue to recover and regain skills by following a care plan for stroke survivors at home.
Care plans following a stroke require input and development from a specialist stroke recovery team in a local West Sussex hospital.
At Right at Home in Chichester and Bognor Regis, our homecare for stroke patients can include:
- helping with mobility
- managing and administering medication
- household tasks
- continence care
- transport
- shopping
Importantly, our professional CareGivers can also support Clients with their recovery and rehabilitation by assisting them to maintain their exercise routines and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Right at Home Chichester and Bognor Regis also has a Clinical Specialist, based at National Office, who is available to support CareGiver teams across the network when caring for a stroke survivor.
M B | Client"Great help with my recovery from stroke. Very easy to communicate with the staff. Everyone is very friendly, kind, understanding, always on time and they kept my place extremely clean. They’re also great with my pets."
Advice for preventing strokes
Although we cannot predict when a stroke may occur, keeping up a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of needing stroke rehabilitation and care later in life.
The risk of suffering a stroke has several contributing factors. These include, but are not limited to:
- Blood pressure
- Genes
- Age
- Diet
- Alcohol consumption
- Smoking status
- Fitness levels
- Pre-existing medical conditions
For some of these factors, there’s not a lot that you can do - we can’t change our genes. But it is well-known that maintaining a healthy, smoke-free, low alcohol lifestyle can reduce the risk of a stroke.
Identifying high blood pressure is particularly important. Your GP can check your blood pressure regularly. Doctors can then monitor your status, prescribe medication if required, and encourage lifestyle changes to reduce blood pressure to normal levels. Unchecked, high blood pressure is a high contributing factor.
Dealing with hypertension (high blood pressure)
If you are diagnosed with high blood pressure, it’s vital to keep it under control.
The best strategy for controlling and preventing high blood pressure is to begin with lifestyle changes. For older adults, this often involves a combination of light exercise, a healthy diet and medication.
At Right at Home Chichester and Bognor Regis, our CareGivers can draw up a customised hypertension programme should you need one. We’ll help to promote a healthier way of life, including:
- Development of a light exercise schedule
- Coordination of a healthy meal plan
- Support with shopping
- Meal preparation
- Medication reminders/set-up/administration
FAQs about after-stroke care at home services in Chichester and Bognor Regis
What is involved in stroke rehabilitation?
The severity of a stroke may vary, but there will often be long-term effects. Life after a stroke is a long period of recovery and adjustment. During this period, our team can help stroke survivors to relearn familiar skills and possibly learn some new ones with our stroke care plans.
When it comes to caring for a stroke survivor, there are many approaches. Your care plan will depend on how your body has been affected by a stroke. Generally, care plans will include physical, cognitive and emotional rehabilitation.
Through our stroke rehabilitation plans, we strive to enable our Clients’ independence and allow them to get back to normal life.
How long does stroke rehabilitation take?
Unfortunately, there is no exact timeline for stroke rehabilitation. The length of a stroke survivor’s rehabilitation will depend on the severity of the stroke and any related difficulties.
Some stroke survivors recover quickly, but most will require some long-term treatment. Treatment can last months or years, at varying levels of intensity.
The type of rehabilitation you need will change over time - as you progress, relearn and develop new skills. Having a support system, including family members and CareGivers in the Chichester and Bognor Regis area, can be essential to ensuring that you are on the right track.
What is the cost of in-home care for stroke survivors?
The price of our stroke homecare and rehabilitation will depend on the Client’s specific needs and the number of hours of care provided. In order to deliver effective care, we always encourage a minimum visit of one hour.
To find out more about the cost of our stroke care, please contact our Right at Home Chichester and Bognor Regis team.
Hypertension/stroke information and resources in Chichester and Bognor Regis
- Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United Kingdom
- Up to 80 percent of strokes are preventable
- For a great resource on living with hypertension, visit the British Hypertension Society
- For more information on strokes, visit The Stroke Association
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