Can My Father Come Home From ICU After Stroke With Ventilator and Tracheostomy?

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Can My Father Come Home From ICU After Stroke With Ventilator and Tracheostomy?

In this video, Patrik Hutzel from IntensiveCareAtHome.com answers a powerful question from a worried family member: “Can my father come home from ICU after a stroke with a ventilator and tracheostomy?”

After two months in ICU, multiple pneumonias, prolonged ventilation, tracheostomy care, feeding tubes, and sedation concerns, families often feel overwhelmed and unsure of the next steps. This episode explains why Intensive Care at Home is a safe, proven, evidence-based alternative to long-term ICU stays — even for complex patients recovering from stroke.

🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Video

✔️ Can stroke patients on ventilators safely go home?
✔️ Medication concerns: Depalept (valproate), sedation & tapering risks
✔️ Why some ICU patients become less responsive over time
✔️ How home ICU care reduces infections, improves responsiveness & speeds recovery
✔️ Evidence-based ventilation & tracheostomy care at home
✔️ How one-on-one critical care nursing improves outcomes
✔️ Funding options (NDIS, insurance, government schemes)
✔️ Proven step-by-step transition from ICU to home
✔️ Why ICU teams often don’t know about Intensive Care at Home
✔️ How families can advocate for discharge and safe home care

🏠 Services We Provide at Intensive Care at Home

• Ventilator & tracheostomy care
• Ventilation weaning at home
• Home BIPAP/CPAP
• Home TPN (IV nutrition), IV potassium/magnesium/antibiotics
• PICC, central line & port management
• PEG, PEJ, NG & NJ feeding tube management
• Cough assist, airway clearance, and stroke-focused rehab support
• 24/7 critical care nurses at home
• Palliative care and emergency department bypass services

We are third-party accredited, employ hundreds of combined years of ICU experience, and provide care across all major Australian cities and regional areas.

📞 Need Help Bringing Your Loved One Home?

🌐 https://intensivecareathome.com

📧 [email protected]

📞 Call the numbers on our website

If your loved one is stuck in ICU with “no progress” — there is a way home.

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