Base department | Geriatric medicine, general medicine, neurology or rehabilitation medicine |
Size | 12–15 beds |
Staff: multidisciplinary team (core members) | Medical, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, social work |
Staff: skills | Knowledge, training and enthusiasm for stroke rehabilitation |
Communication: between staff | Formal multidisciplinary team meeting once per week: identify problems, set recovery goals, and monitor progress |
Communication: with patients and carers | Early active involvement of carers in the rehabilitation process. Routine provision of information on stroke disease, stroke management, secondary prevention, and support services |