Stroke Rehab

Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Recovery from a stroke can be particularly challenging because patients may experience a combination of physical, cognitive and communication impairments. The Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program — located at Good Samaritan — helps patients recovering from a stroke to reach their highest level of independence and resume active roles within their families and communities.

• A highly skilled group of professionals plans each patient’s care under the direction of a rehabilitation physician (physiatrist) from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
• An individualized rehabilitation program is designed to help each patient regain control over personal care, improve functional and cognitive skills and increase his/her level of independence.
• Care is coordinated by a case manager who helps the patient and his/her family understand the recovery process and consider the options as the patient progresses from inpatient care to home health care, outpatient rehabilitation and/or community services.

Stroke Rehabilitation Goals
Our clinical staff work together as an interdisciplinary team to design a unique rehabilitation program for each patient. The team helps patients attain their highest level of functioning and independence.

Core goals of rehabilitation include:

• Assessing the patient’s ability to function including self care, transfers, mobility and swallowing.
• Involving the patient and his/her family in developing realistic rehabilitation goals and actively participating in discharge planning.
• Increasing the patient’s overall strength, endurance and flexibility.
• Teaching various techniques to compensate for physical, cognitive and communicative deficits.
• Supporting the patient and his/her family as they learn to cope with the physical and cognitive limitations that often accompany stroke.
• Determining home equipment needs and arranging for further rehabilitation services and community resources as needed.

After her stroke, Mary says, "I feel good" Watch one patient share her success with Good Samaritan's stroke rehabilitation program.

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