Stroke patients need support and care at home in order to make a full recovery
however many do not even have their needs assessed, the Stroke Association
has warned.
When they do receive care at home, one in five have had some or all of it
withdrawn despite no change in their condition, it was found.
A survey for the charity also found that health and social care services often
do not communicate properly with each other leaving family and carers to
coordinate between them.
Fewer than four in ten of those who received an assessment had been given a
care plan outlining the services and treatments that would be put in place.
The National Stroke Strategy states that people should receive an assessment
at six weeks of leaving hospital, again at six months and then annually.
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