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Rehabilitation is an important step to reduce complications after a stroke. Find out what resources are available for stroke survivors and their families.

Rehabilitation After a Stroke

Stroke rehabilitation benefits most patients after a stroke; it starts soon after a stroke occurs. You and your family members should be actively involved in the rehabilitation process.

Rehabilitation aims to:

• Improve your ability to perform usual functions

• Reduce complications after a stroke

Related: Stroke E-Resources

Where Do I Go for Stroke Rehabilitation?

There are two general pathways for post-stroke care.

Outpatient Rehabilitation

You return home from the hospital and go to a rehab centre a few times a week for therapy.

Inpatient Rehabilitation Centre

You are transferred to a specialised rehabilitation unit or community hospital with daily therapy sessions for continued inpatient stay and ongoing medical and nursing care.

Where to Get More Help After Stroke?

We acknowledge that it is not an easy journey for a stroke survivor or a carer of a stroke survivor. These are some available resources you can refer to. Alternatively, you may approach a medical social worker in the hospital or polyclinic for more information.

Government Supported Agencies

Community Care Services
Website: www.aic.sg Hotline: 1800-650-6060	AIC seeks to create a vibrant care community enabling people to live well and age gracefully. AIC coordinates and facilitates efforts in care integration to achieve the best care outcomes for our clients.

Website: www.sgenable.sg Hotline: 1800 8585 885	SG Enable is an agency dedicated to enabling persons with disabilities.
Family Service Centre Online Directory: https://www.msf.gov.sg/dfcs/familyservice/default.aspx	Family Service Centres (FSCs) are based in the community to provide help and support to individuals and families in need. They are staffed by social service professionals.
Financial Assistance
Website: https://www.msf.gov.sg Hotline: 1800-222-0000	ComCare provides social assistance for low-income individuals and families. ComCare assistance is available at the Social Service Offices (SSOs). ComCare programmes are funded by the Community Care Endowment Fund (ComCare Fund).

Social Enterprise Agencies

There are various resources available from social enterprise in Singapore.

Website: www.snsasg.org

Hotline: +65 8125 1446

Email: contact@snsa.org.sg

Singapore National Stroke Association (SNSA) aims to offer an avenue of help, support and information to stroke survivors and their caregivers in their time of need.

Stroke Support Station

Website: www.s3.org.sg

Hotline: +65 6473 3500

Email: info@s3.org.sg

Established in 2015, S3 is Singapore's first stroke-focused community rehabilitation and wellness agency dedicated to meeting the needs of post-stroke survivors and their caregivers across Singapore. With S3, post-discharge survivors of stroke are able to receive care continuum through rehabilitation that integrates advanced rehabilitative technologies with conventionial therapy as well as our signature S3 Wellness programme supporting cognitive and psychosocial development in order o maximise recovery potential, independence and reintegration.

S3 continues to work with partners to rally stroke survivoes, their families, volunteers and partners to raise awareness of stroke prevention in the wider community.

Read these next:

• Stroke E-Resources

• Spot Stroke, Think F.A.S.T

• StrokeHub

This article was last reviewed on Friday, July 14, 2023