Stroke and Nursing Home care: a national survey of nursing homes

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Functional and cognitive problems experienced by post-stroke residents

Functional/Cognitive Problem identified	Public N = 398 %	Private N = 172 %	Overall (% of the total number) N = 570
Communication Difficulty	51	51	51
Swallow difficulty	54	45	52
Cognitive impairment	66	59	64
Positioning needs	87	80	85
Limited independence	85	89	86
Risk of falls	86	90	87
Decreased independence in transfers (bed to chair and back)	90	84	88
Decreased balance	90	85	86
Poor mobility/Mobility needs	93	87	83
Residual weakness after stroke	93	89	92

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