Jessica

Member

In-Patient Rehab for patients post-Stroke during COVID-19-

Hi everyone,

I work at an in-patient rehabilitation hospital in Canada. We are not admitting any patients with a known diagnosis of COVID-19, but the patients are not necessarily tested prior to being admitted to the rehab hospital. In the last couple of days we have had a couple of patients who have tested positive while in rehab as they developed symptoms after several days/ weeks. We have several protective measures in place such as: no visitor policy; and it is now mandatory for us to wear a face mask during out treatment sessions with all of our patients. Are there any other guidelines or protective measures that are being taken in other in-patient hospitals to prevent this from happening and to keep the patients and the staff from getting the virus?

Thanks

Claudia

Moderator

Re: In-Patient Rehab for patients post-Stroke during COVID-19-

Hello Jessica,
McMaster University has prepared guidelines for rehabilitation that may be helpful for your practice. The guidelines can be accessed in the central registry of COVID-19 resources on the WFOT website at https://www.wfot.org/assets/resources/M … 8-2020.pdf
I hope this resource is of assistance to guide your practice during this unprecedented time.
Claudia

Caroline Budge

Member

Re: In-Patient Rehab for patients post-Stroke during COVID-19-

Thank you Claudia