Stroke rehabilitation,especially for patients with sequelae,lacks practicable rehabilitation training methods.Using the convenience sampling method,self-care ability in 60 stroke patients was investigated for 6 months to 2 years post-stroke(sequelae stage),as well as the capability of primary caregivers selected from two communities in Shanghai,China.Influential factors were analyzed.Results demonstrated that only 37% of stroke patients exhibited strong self-care ability,and 43% of primary caregivers provided high levels of care.Results also demonstrated that self-care ability in stroke patients,as well as the capability of primary caregivers,should be improved.A total of 47% of stroke patients participated in community rehabilitation training,and self-care ability was significantly better in this group than in patients who did not receive rehabilitation training.Thus it is necessary to develop systematic,individualized,and family-based rehabilitative strategies to improve community rehabilitation training modes and strengthen rehabilitation guidance for patients and caregivers. Stroke rehabilitation, especially for patients with sequelae, lacks practicable rehabilitation training methods. Using the convenience sampling method, Self-care ability in 60 stroke patients was investigated for 6 months to 2 years post-stroke (sequelae stage), as well as the capability of primary caregivers selected from two communities in Shanghai, China.Influential factors were analyzed. Results that that 37% of stroke patients strongly strong self-care ability, and 43% of primary caregivers provided high levels of care. Results are also known that -care ability in stroke patients, as well as the capability of primary caregivers, should be improved. A total of 47% of stroke patients participated in community rehabilitation training, and self-care ability was significantly better in this group than in patients who did not receive rehabilitation training.Thus it is necessary to develop systematic, individualized, and family-based rehabilitative strategies to improve community re habilitation training modes and strengthening rehabilitation guidance for patients and caregivers.