About this book
When a loved one comes home after a stroke, everything changes. The hospital stay is over, but the real journey has only just begun. Suddenly, you become a family caregiver, helping with medications, mobility, rehabilitation, communication, meals, appointments, home safety, and countless decisions that no one prepared you to make.
The First 90 Days After Stroke is a practical, compassionate, and comprehensive stroke caregiver guide created specifically for spouses, adult children, relatives, friends, and anyone providing home care after stroke. Instead of overwhelming you with medical jargon, this book delivers a clear, week-by-week roadmap that explains exactly what to expect, what to do, what warning signs to watch for, and when to seek medical help.
Built around the critical first three months of stroke recovery, this guide combines real-world caregiving strategies with evidence-based principles used in stroke rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Whether your loved one experienced an ischemic stroke or a hemorrhagic stroke, you'll gain practical knowledge to support recovery safely at home while reducing stress, uncertainty, and caregiver burnout.
What you will find inside
Inside you'll learn how to create a safe home environment, reduce the risk of falls through effective fall prevention, understand home rehabilitation, assist with walking, transfers, mobility, personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, nutrition, swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), communication problems including aphasia, medication management, follow-up appointments, and the emotional challenges faced by both the stroke survivor and the caregiver.
This complete caregiver handbook introduces the exclusive SAFE Recovery Method™, a practical framework designed to help families organize daily care, improve communication with healthcare professionals, support consistent rehabilitation, monitor progress, recognize complications early, and confidently navigate every stage of recovery after stroke.
You'll also discover practical checklists, caregiver scripts, emergency planning tools, printable templates, medication logs, appointment trackers, symptom monitoring guides, recovery journals, daily routines, and decision-making tools that transform complex medical information into simple, actionable steps.
The book explains what is considered normal during each phase of recovery, when changes require contacting your healthcare provider, and when emergency care is essential. The Green-Yellow-Red Signal System helps caregivers recognize warning signs quickly, while the If-This-Then-That Troubleshooter provides immediate guidance for common caregiving situations.
You'll learn how brain recovery, neuroplasticity, repetition, and structured daily routines influence long-term outcomes. The guide also covers preventing a second stroke, controlling stroke risk factors, supporting healthy nutrition, hydration, mobility, emotional health, cognitive recovery, communication, independence, and long-term rehabilitation planning.
Whether you're caring for a parent, spouse, partner, sibling, grandparent, or close friend, this book offers practical solutions for everyday challenges, including mobility assistance, walker safety, cane selection, transfer techniques, bathroom safety, home modifications, medication adherence, pressure sore prevention, infection prevention, depression after stroke, caregiver stress, caregiver fatigue, caregiver resilience, caregiver self-care, and building a sustainable long-term care routine.
Unlike traditional medical textbooks, this guide is organized chronologically, following the actual timeline of stroke recovery. You'll know exactly what to expect during the first 48 hours, Week 1, Weeks 2–4, Days 30–60, and Days 60–90, making it one of the most practical stroke recovery books available for caregivers.
Perfect for:
• Family caregiver
• Stroke caregiver
• Home caregiver
• Care partner
• Stroke survivor families
• Adult children caring for parents
• Spouses caring for stroke survivors
• Home health caregivers
• Caregiving professionals
• Nursing students
• Rehabilitation assistants
• Home healthcare workers
If you're searching for books about stroke recovery, stroke rehabilitation, stroke caregiver, stroke survivor, family caregiver, home care after stroke, stroke recovery at home, caregiver support, caregiver guide, stroke therapy, aphasia, dysphagia, brain recovery, fall prevention, home safety, physical rehabilitation, occupational therapy, speech therapy, caregiver burnout, caregiver self-care, stroke prevention, second stroke prevention, elder care, geriatric care, patient care, rehabilitation exercises, mobility recovery, recovery timeline, daily caregiving, medical caregiving, long-term recovery, caregiving after stroke, post-stroke care, stroke home care, neurological rehabilitation, home rehabilitation, patient recovery, and caregiver education, this comprehensive guide was written specifically for you.
Frequently asked questions
What format is the book?
It is a digital eBook available on Google Play Books. You can read it on your phone, tablet or computer.
Who is the author?
The author is Joseph F.B., published by Joseph F.B. Publishing.
Where can I buy it?
You can buy it directly from the official book page on Google Play Books using the button on this page.
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Because recovery doesn't end when the hospital discharge papers are signed. That's when the most important work begins.
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