Australian Stroke Coalition

Assessment for rehabilitation: Pathway and Decision-Making Tool

The Assessment for Rehabilitation project began with the aim of producing clear processes to ensure all stroke survivors in Australia are assessed for rehabilitation, and in a manner which is:

  • Accountable and transparent.
  • Fair and consistent.
  • Timely.
  • Based on the person’s needs in the first instance, rather than service availability.
  • Considers the whole person.
  • Inclusive of the opinions of the whole team, whic
  • Includes the person and the family (significant others).
  • Based on the best available evidence.
  • Aspirational.

The overall goal is everyone with stroke receives an assessment for rehabilitation.

To achieve this goal, the working groups devised a rehabilitation Pathway with recommended processes and n appropriate Decision-Making Tool.