Stroke Recovery: explore local resources

More than two-thirds of stroke survivors receive rehabilitation services after hospitalization. Effective rehabilitation is an essential part of stroke care.

Recovery from a stroke can be a lifelong journey depending on the stroke's type and severity, age, and physical condition. Stroke rehabilitation can occur across a continuum of post-acute care: inpatient rehab; transitional rehab; skilled nursing; home health; outpatient rehab.

How do you make decisions about stroke rehabilitation?  The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association offer these free guides.

• Making rehabilitation decisions
• Adult stroke rehab and recovery guidelines
• Key recommendations for transitions in care
• Key recommendations for sensory impairment
• Learn more from the American Stroke Association

Stroke Recovery at Allied Services

The goal of stroke rehabilitation is to help you relearn skills you lost when a stroke affected part of your brain. Stroke rehabilitation can help you regain independence and improve your quality of life.

Stroke rehabilitation is an essential part of recovery. Successful stroke recovery depends on multiple factors including:

• the part of the brain the stroke occurred in and the amount of damage it caused
• the age, motivation, and general health of the stroke survivor
• available family and social support; and participation in high-quality neurorehabilitation therapies

Inpatient Stroke Recovery at Allied Services

At Allied Services Integrated Health System, we provide comprehensive rehabilitation services in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Inpatient stroke rehabilitation is the first step in their recovery for many stroke patients. Our team will deliver specialized stroke rehab structured around the severity of the injury, the location and type of injury, and the patient's unique needs. Goals focus on assessing risk, promoting functional gains, and teaching the patient/family effective coping skills for life after stroke.

Our stroke recovery program offers specialized care with an important focus on the following areas:

• Behavioral and social judgment problems
• Memory Loss
• Cognitive deficits
• Muscle weakness or paralysis
• Confusion Speech and language problems
• Difficulty swallowing
• Emotional issues
• Difficulty walking
• Visual perceptual problems

To learn more about how we can help with stroke recovery, please call us at 570-348-1359 in Scranton and at 570-826-3885 in Wilkes-Barre.

How Long Does Stroke Recovery Last?

At Allied Services, stroke recovery does not end when a patient is discharged. In addition to inpatient rehabilitation, we offer a wide range of post-acute care services to meet the needs of the patients we serve, including:

• Transitional Rehab
• Outpatient Rehab
• Home Health
• In-Home Services
• Skilled Nursing
• Personal Care

Learn more about Stroke Recovery at Allied Services

Outpatient Rehab Services for Stroke

At Allied Services, our Stroke Recovery Program includes comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation services that help increase patients' independence and quality of life after a stroke. Our rehabilitation medical professionals are highly trained in treating stroke, whether in the days, weeks, or years following a stroke.

To learn more about how we can help with stroke recovery, please call us at 570-348-1360 in Scranton and at 570-826-3900 in Wilkes-Barre.

Continue to See Progress with Stroke Recovery

Stroke rehabilitation is an essential part of recovery. Successful stroke recovery depends on multiple factors including:

• the part of the brain the stroke occurred in and the amount of damage it caused
• the age, motivation, and general health of the stroke survivor
• available family and social support
• participation in high-quality neurorehabilitation therapies

For stroke survivors, the brain’s ability to rebuild means the opportunity to see improvements, however big or small, with continued therapy. Research shows therapy that is focused, intense, and repetitious is beneficial in helping the brain to rebuild following a stroke. Stroke recovery is a lifelong process, and stroke rehab can help at any stage.

To learn more about how we can help with stroke recovery, please call us at 570-348-1360 in Scranton and at 570-826-3900 in Wilkes-Barre.