Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Ontario invests in new post-stroke rehab

 Obviously stroke survivors were not involved in setting goals for this. You get crapola like 'care' RATHER THAN RESULTS AND RECOVERY. Unless YOU get involved with this and demand 100% recovery, nothing will occur.

Ontario invests in new post-stroke rehab

New funding will create a province wide post-stroke rehabilitation program for adults of all ages
2019 04 20 MPP Christine Elliott
Minister of Health and Long-term Care Christine Elliott. Supplied photo/Government of Ontario

Ontario is putting more money into the provincial health system to address the needs of stroke patients. It was announced April 14 the province is spending up to $5 million to create a new, comprehensive community post-stroke rehabilitation program.

The Ministry of Health said the initial investment will be followed by continuing investments in the future "to ensure that all Ontarians have access to high-quality post-stroke care in their community once they leave a hospital.”

Health minister Christine Elliott said the spending means Ontario is working towards a stronger and more resilient health care system so that more patients can focus on getting better.

“This investment is a critical step towards providing better rehabilitation care for those who suffered a stroke and ensuring equitable access to the high-quality care they need in their community," Elliott said. 

Currently, access to post-stroke therapies varies across the province, said the health ministry. Patients are often left to coordinate their own care, said the ministry. 

"A provincewide community post-stroke rehabilitation program would ensure consistent access to these important therapies for all adults regardless of their age or where they live. This is especially important for younger adults who often require comprehensive post-stroke rehabilitation care to address challenges such as returning to work and driving," said a ministry statement. 

There are more than 25,000 Ontarians who experience a stroke every year and more than 300,000 currently live with the consequences of stroke, said the ministry. Most stroke patients require intensive rehabilitation services such as physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy. These therapies can significantly reduce a patient’s risk of further hospitalization and increase their level of independence and improve their outcomes, allowing them to achieve the best possible quality of life.

As part of the first steps in developing a rehab program, Ontario Health is being asked to assess the current state of community stroke rehabilitation services and map access points to these services. 

This should help identify immediate opportunities to improve access to co-ordinated post-stroke care by leveraging existing resources developed in collaboration with sector partners. 

In this first year, up to $1.6 million will be used to support patient services based on the results of Ontario Health’s initial needs assessment and help make community programs more accessible to Ontarians, while also building on best practices.

In Sudbury, stroke patients have access to the Northeastern Ontario Stroke Network which is operated in partnership with Health Sciences North. 

More information on the NEO stroke network can be found on that group's webpage.

 

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