Difficulty in swallowing
dysphagia.
Neurological Rehabilitation following a stroke
Patients who have had a stroke (or a Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA) will requre an intensive neurological rehabilitation, recommended to start as soon as the emergency admission in the hospital is complete. Private rehabilitation performed in the home surroundings with a rehabilitative program adapted to the home, improves the process in many ways, and is a full and quality alternative to institutional rehabilitation. Sabar Health provides patients with a full suite of professional rehabilitation, with availability to patients and their families 24/7, for the entire duration of treatment.
Who is the service suitable for?
The Home Neurological Rehabilitation service is suitable for patients who have had a stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA) or severe brain damage. A cerebrovascular accident, also called a stroke or CVA, occurs when there is a sudden disruption to the blood supply of the brain. This disruption causes neurological damage which is expressed in different ways:
Language difficulty
aphasia.
In comprehension (Wernicke) or expression (Broca) or both (global).
Motoric damage to speech
dysarthria.
Cognitive damage
one-sided neglect, agnosia, memory problems according the different types of memory, high-function defects (management function).
Behavioral damage
frontal damage.
Damage to alertness, damage to Circadian Rhythm
sleep.
Primary or secondary damage
damage to tolerance, extreme fatigue, depression.
Occasionally, the damage is in the sensation to a part of the body or the appearance of paresthesia (pins and needles) and other strange sensations in one of the parts of the body.
The Comprehensive Sabar Health Intensive Rehabilitation Program
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- Diagnosis and creation of a personalized, targeted treatment program by a physician specializing in rehabilitation.
- Multidisciplinary Stroke Rehabilitation staff – physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, dietitians, social workers.
- Management of the rehabilitation process from beginning to end by a Home Rehabilitation from stroke case manager.
- Support and availability by telephone of the team, 24/7. Guidance regarding exercising of rights and obtaining emotional support for the patient and other members of the family.
- A solution to accompanying medical problems – pain management, fever, treatment of surgical wound, management of risk factors for background illnesses etc.
- Advice to adapt the home surroundings and with respect to adapting rehabilitation and mobility accessories.
How can the service be obtained?
If your loved one has had a stroke and is about to be discharged from an emergency admission to hospital, check that the hospital discharge letter includes a recommendation for home rehabilitation. Contact a HMO representative at the hospital and ask to receive the Home Rehabilitation service. You can also contact us at this stage and receive guidelines regarding management with the hospital. Upon receiveing the HMO authorization and acceptance of the patient to this program, the sequence of treatment is fully preserved with the HMO for the entire duration of home rehabilitation until it is complete. The service can be provided financed by the HMOs for those insured by the HMOs with the agreement. Patients who are not covered by the agreement can obtain the home service privately.