OT
- Are you less able to participate in any activities of daily living than before your stroke?
- Have you had any falls/ near falls? Do you have a plan if you do have a fall e.g. a pendant alarm?
- Cognition – planning/ sequencing/ memory: what would you do if your toaster caught fire? how do you make a cup of tea? What month/day/year is it?
- Do you have a care package?
PT
- Has your ability to move (walk/transfer) changed?
- How is your balance/ leg strength?
- Had your ability to change position changed since your stroke?
SLT
- Is your speech slurred/ different from normal?
- Can the client follow one/two/three stage instructions?
- Do you have difficulties thinking of the right words/ is the patient’s speech non fluent?
- Eating/drinking – Any new difficulties with eating/ drinking e.g. Coughing/choking/ fluid coming out of nose/ mouth when drinking, chest infections/ weight loss.
Stroke
- Are you aware of any stroke services/ charities e.g. disability benefits, the stroke association, befriending…..
- Have you booked an appointment for a review with your GP now that you are back from hospital?
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