Characteristics and outcomes of a home and community-based neurorehabilitation programme

The potential clinical and financial advantages of providing neurorehabilit ation directly in patients' homes and communities have recently been discus sed. However, the specific characteristics and outcomes of a coordinated, i nterdisciplinary, home-based programme does not currently exist in the reha bilitation literature. The present paper presents patient demographics, typ e and intensity of services provided, satisfaction measures, and clinical o utcomes for 77 brain injured individuals in an attempt to begin to define a nd evaluate this new level of care. Additionally, the challenges of conduct ing home-based rehabilitation, and needs for further research are discussed .