Professional group | Role |
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Physician/neurologist | • Individual medical assessment at the beginning and the end of each stay |
Nurses | • Coordination, observation and assistance to patients with impaired cognitive function or problems with ADL function |
Physical therapist | • Focus on improvement of balance and gait function |
• Individually tailored training program based on each patient’s problems/strengths | |
• Daily individual training for each patient, assisted by training assistants | |
• Daily group activities such as training in groups in the gym and/or in a pool | |
Occupational therapist | • Focus on training of ADL, cognitive function, fine motor exercises and assessment of the need for assistive devices |
• Daily individual follow-up or group activities | |
Speech therapist | • Individual follow-up and group activities at least three times a week |
Dietician | • Individual follow-up of patients’ with swallowing difficulties or low BMI |
Social worker | • Individual counselling |
• Initiating processes of establishing an individual care plan | |
Psychologist | • Individual assessment and counselling |