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- Welcome to the Stroke Education Page for Care Homes Participating in the Pilot Project – about this page and the related project
- We need your views!
- Introduction to Stroke
Welcome to the Stroke Education Page for
Care Homes Participating in the Pilot Project!
If you have access to this page, then you are a member of staff in one of 12 Care Homes in Lothian who has signed up to the Stroke Education Pilot Project.
As a part of the project, you have access to this webpage and in-person education – we hope you find them useful! Please give us your views on this webpage and it’s resources
Background to the project, where we are now and the importance of your views
This webpage is part of an education package, and alongside in-person education sessions, aims to offer Care Homes stroke information and education that is suited to you, your colleagues and other Care Homes.
The project started after reflective discussions around how suitable present stroke education was for people working in Care Homes and that NHS stroke education was seldom accessed by Care Homes; there was a desire to ensure Care Homes had access to stroke education that suited their needs.
We spoke to Care Homes about what they would like to see in relation to stroke education for Care Homes – there was a desire to include not only acute and rehabilitation phases of a stroke but also caring for someone with a stroke longer term; something which is particularly relevant to people working in a Care Home where they may care for someone with a stroke many years after the person has experienced their stroke.
From this we developed a stroke education package of online resources and in-person education. We tested this with four Care Homes to gain initial feedback, which in the majority was very good with a few small changes required, such as, different sessions for different staff roles as some roles already have some training on stroke but others don’t.
Now we are testing the stroke education package on a wider scale and with a few changes in relation to feedback – this is where you come in! Free education for you and help for us to ensure the education is meeting the needs of people working with people who have experienced stroke in Care Homes!
By taking part in this project and providing feedback you are helping us (members of the NHS Lothian Stoke team and of the Care Home Programme Team) to evaluate and adapt stroke education for Care Homes. We welcome all feedback, whether “good” or “bad” and your views are vital to ensuring stroke education is helpful to all Lothian Care Homes. We will be asking for your feedback through questionnaires and in-person.
We would ask you not to share this page with anyone outside your Care Home for the moment as we need to see how you find it before we can let all Care Homes have access – please feel free to share and discuss it with your colleagues in your Care Home.
We’ve created a poster of the pilot project so far. This was displayed at the recent UK stroke forum 2025 in Aberdeen.
Please view our poster from the UK stroke forum 2025 Evaluation of a stroke education programme for staff from four Care Homes in Lothian
We Need Your Views!
Once you have had a chance to look through this webpage, please give us feedback on this page through our quick confidential questionnaire.
It should take no longer than 5 minutes and will provide some really valuable information as to what we are getting right and what needs improves on this page.
To access the questionnaire you can click on the above QR code or scan it with your mobile phone
Introduction to Stroke
Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability in the world and frequently results in changes to people’s ability to move, talk, and think.
Approximately, 10, 000 people each year in Scotland will have a stroke. In Lothian, approximately 1, 400 people each year will have a stroke.
Recovery is variable, and many people will continue to require adaptation or assistance to participate in their daily living activities.
Some people who require 24- hour assistance may move into a Care Home. As stroke is more prevalent at an older age a Care Home resident may be more at risk of having a stroke than a younger person.
We want you to feel confident and skilled when working with people who have experienced a stroke which is why we have developed this page and resources for you!
Quick Reads – Initial Information
- Stroke Information for what to do if someone is having a stroke, what a stroke is, the different types and expected treatment.
- Correct positioning for someone who has experienced a stroke.
- Moving and positioning equipment for someone who has experienced a stroke.
- Resources to help you understand specialist stroke words and terms and abbreviations (letters)
Videos
A variety of videos on various topics from types of stroke to complications after stroke.
Education and Training – For this pilot project
Tiered model of education
The plan for the future is for Care Home stroke education to be delivered via a stepped (tiered) model so that staff can build up their stroke knowledge and skills in each step (tier) of training before moving onto the next tier.
Additionally, we found during a previous trial of these stroke education materials that different staff roles, at times, had different learning needs and the tiered model aims to work with these differences and ensure everyone can receive stroke education relevant to them.
This project aims to evaluate the website materials and the first two tiers of this model – Introductory Training and Core Training.
To find out more about training offerred in the other tiers please view the article education courses run by the NHS Stroke Team
As evaluation is required the tiered model is not yet finalised and information here is for background information for this part of the project only and should not be taken as a working model at the present time.
Pyramid of Tiers
Tiered Courses and Learning
All NHS stroke education and resources are available to Care Home staff, they are not Care Home specific; for more information please see the tiered model and education courses run by the NHS Stroke Team
For this project we are offering and evaluating Care Home specific NHS Stroke training. All Care Homes taking part in this project will have access to this webpage and the resources on it.
Additionally, Care Homes will be randomly allocated workshops. Unfortunately, at this moment in time, we cannot offer both sessions to all Care Homes due to trainer availability and the requirement to evaluate these sessions within a certain timeframe.
The workshops:
- 1 hour workshop suitable for all staff working in the Care Home, this may include office/kitchen/housekeeping staff as well as carers and nurses.
- A full day session designed for staff who provide direct care such as carers, social care workers etc. Please note: that at this point we request that NMC & HCPC Registrants access reading, resources and already existing NHS training; please see the tiered model and education courses run by the NHS Stroke Team.
- Both workshops.
Which workshops you have access to will be assigned to your Care Home and will be displayed on a poster in your Care Home, your manager will be aware and able to answer any questions you may have.
1 Hour
Experiential Workshop
More information on the 1 Hour Experiential Workshop
This session will cover introductory information relating to stroke and aims to ensure all Care Home staff have a foundation of stroke knowledge.
It will include discussion and an experiential element so that learners can explore what it might feel like to have a stroke.
The date of the session will be confirmed with your manager who will communicate this with you.
You will receive a certificate of attendance following this 1 hour experiential workshop.
Learning Aims and Objectives
Suggested Reading
- Materials on this webpage
- Once you’ve managed to have a look at the webpage, please give us feedback on it through our quick confidential questionnaire
All Day
Carers Stroke Workshop
More information on the All Day Carers Workshop
This session will cover in-depth information relating to stroke.
It will include discussion and an experiential element so that learners can explore what it might feel like to have a stroke.
The date and venue of the session will be confirmed with your manager who will communicate this with you.
You will receive a certificate of attendance following this all day workshop.
Learning Aims and Objectives
Suggested Reading
- Materials on this webpage
- STARs Core Competencies
- Emotion Matters module on Turas – Turas is free to sign up to and everyone can get a login
- What is turas and how to log in
Other Education Available
There are other stroke education and training courses available, please see this article for education courses run by the NHS Stroke Team.
This article offers other useful training opportunities available on Turas. Turas is free to sign up to and everyone can get a login
What is Turas and how to log in
TURAS is a digital learning platform developed by National Education Scotland (NES) to provide a wide range of online educational resources for staff working in health and social care.
Turas is free to sign up to and everyone can get a login.
Other Useful Resources
Please check out this document to find further resources on:
- Forums staff can attend
- National Guidelines
- Stroke websites and organisations, including carer support
Thank you for taking the time to view this page, we hope you have found it useful and enjoyable.
Please let us know what you think through our quick condfidential questionnaire.
Last Updated August 2025 TJ & HS
