From Hospital to Home to Participation: A Position Paper on Transition Planning Poststroke

Based on a review of the evidence, members of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Stroke Group ’s Movement Interventions Task Force offer these 5 recommendations to help improve transitions of care for patients and their caregivers: (1) improving communication processes; (2) using transition specialists; (3) implementing a patient-centered discharge checklist; (4) using standardized outcome measures; and (5) establishing partnerships with community wellness programs.Because of changes in health care policy, there are incentives to improve transitions during stroke rehabilitation.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - November 19, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Kristine K. Miller, Susan H. Lin, Marsha Neville Tags: Special communication Source Type: research