Encompass Health and AHA/ASA: Together to End Stroke
In 2019, Encompass Health became a national supporter of the American Stroke Association and Together to End Stroke. By working together, we can show how stroke is treatable, beatable and preventable. As part of the sponsorship, Encompass Health will work with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to develop educational tools for healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers. Each year, a number of Encompass Health hospitals will also participate in local AHA Go Red for Women Luncheons across the country.
Life after stroke begins here
According to the adult stroke rehabilitation guidelines released by the American Heart Association, whenever possible, stroke patients should be treated at an inpatient rehabilitation facility rather than a skilled nursing facility. While at an inpatient rehabilitation facility, a patient participates in at least three hours of rehabilitation a day from physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists. Nurses are continuously available and doctors typically visit daily. An inpatient rehabilitation facility may be a free-standing facility or a separate unit of a hospital. (SOURCE: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.)
Encompass Health and the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have worked collaboratively on a stroke patient and caregiver guide that includes resources, rehabilitation information and an area for patients to document their condition.
Community Stroke Prevention Toolkit
If you have been either personally touched by stroke or want to simply share healthy tips with your community, this toolkit is for you. The toolkit includes a variety of educational resources, including a presentation, discussion guide, fact sheet and preventing stroke video. Use the resources collectively or individually to help raise awareness of stroke risk factors and prevention methods
How-to videos help you continue your stroke recovery
AHA exercising after stroke
Grocery shopping
Organizing your week
Simply Good cookbook
As a national sponsor of the American Stroke Association’s Together to End Stroke program, Encompass Health has supported the development of Simply Good cookbook for stroke survivors and people with other swallowing difficulties. The cookbook offers 14 delicious, heart-healthy recipes with modifications for various levels of swallowing ability. Simply Good also features healthy eating and cooking tips that benefit the whole family. Bon appetite!
Hear from an Encompass Health patient
Jessica Huey was just 28 years old when she experienced a stroke. See how it all unfolded and how she’s doing today thanks to the care she received at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Memphis, a partner of Methodist Healthcare.
