Smart Tips for Stroke Care

This guide was intended/created for Personal Support Workers (PSW) working in Long Term Care in Ontario. However, anyone interested in stroke care can benefit from using this resource, including PSWs in the community, family members, etc. The goal of the Smart Tips resource is to highlight common changes due to stroke and strategies for managing these changes. Each Smart Tips topic may be used individually or as part of a series. The Smart Tips can be printed freely as a full document or individually according to staff and organizational needs. As an extension of the pdf materials referenced (Popular Resources), the Smart Tips working group has completed a slide deck of Smart Tips from Stroke Care in English. Each Smart Tips slide deck can be found here. For additional information about any of the topics contained within, please contact your regional Stroke Network, or your healthcare provider.

Created by: Member of the Regional Stroke Networks of Ontario 

• Introduction to Stroke (PDF)
• Introduction aux AVC (PDF)

• Hemiplegic Arm and Hand (PDF)
• Le bras et la main hémiplègiques (PDF)

• Bowel and Bladder Function After Stroke (PDF)
• Les fonctions intestinales et vésicales après un AVC (PDF)

• Eating and Swallowing After Stroke (PDF)
• L'alimentation et la déglutition après un AVC (PDF)

• Communication After Stroke: Aphasia (PDF)
• La communication après un AVC : l'aphasie (PDF)

• Depression After Stroke (PDF)
• La dépression après un AVC (PDF)

• Fatigue After Stroke (PDF)
• La fatigue après un AVC (PDF)

• Cognition After Stroke (PDF)
• La cognition après un AVC (PDF)

• Vision and Perception After Stroke (PDF)
• La vision et la perception après un AVC (PDF)

• Behaviour After Stroke (PDF)
• Le comportement après un AVC (PDF)

• Mobility After Stroke (PDF)
• La mobilité après un AVC (PDF)

• Bed Mobility, Transfers, and Ambulation After Stroke (PDF)
• Les transferts après un AVC (PDF)

• Positioning in Bed After Stroke (PDF)
• Le positionnement au lit après un AVC (PDF)

• Positioning in a Chair After Stroke (PDF)
• Le positionnement å la chaise ou au fauteuil roulant après un AVC (PDF)

• Meaningful Activity After Stroke (PDF)
• Les activités significatives après un AVC (PDF)