Stroke Care at Home

A stroke happens when a blood vessel supplying the brain or an area of the brain is blocked and ruptures. Due to the unavailability of blood to the brain tissue, the cells begin to die. A stroke is a medical emergency. But patients, once recovered from the emergency situation, need constant care and attendance depending upon the severity of the symptoms.

Stroke is a severe manifestation of chronic cardiovascular problems such as hypertension and atherosclerosis. Stroke permanently damages the area of the brain supplied by the ruptured vessel. The patient is left with a range of disabilities and symptoms, including speech problems, immobile limbs, cognitive symptoms, memory problems, trouble swallowing, etc. Sometimes it is a major portion of the nervous system that goes dysfunctional, which handicaps the patient and makes him dependent on his most basic needs.

Not only that, since it is a cardiovascular manifestation, lifestyle modification is extremely important. And you need professional advice on that matter. Because a person who has had a stroke at any time in life is susceptible to having a stroke any time things in his body get worse. So, keeping a check on his medication, treatment, eating patterns, and doctor’s appointments are extremely important.

Concludingly, you need to suffice a person to take care of the family member with stroke. It is very unsafe for their physical and mental health that you leave them on their own. A professional, trained live-in carer who specializes in attending to stroke patients is very important.

Stroke Live-in care at Live-in care Direct

Live-in Care Direct offers to staff who is qualified, experienced, and trained to take care of your loved one most efficiently at every stage of disease progression. You don’t necessarily need to send them away to a facility or a care home for better care and help. You can have your loved one at home with the family, in the comfort and convenience they have always lived with, and a trained, empathetic carer can take care of the rest.

You can hire stroke carers at Live-in Care Direct as per your requirements since a stroke can be of any brain area and hence produces different disabilities depending on that. For a patient with stroke, however, some needs are common such as:

• Monitoring blood sugar and blood pressure, medications, sleep cycle, etc.
• Light housekeeping tasks such as making beds, vacuuming.
• Assistance in mobility and basic needs such as bathing and toileting
• Preparing meals, doing groceries
• Keeping a check on the mental health, especially for those who have been recently crippled

Stroke Live-in Care in the UK

Live-in Care direct hires staff who specialize and are experienced in providing care to UK residents. This makes us a specialist care agency in the UK for all types of help and care services at home.

Contact us now for a free consultation of your unique needs and package.