Rehabilitation Centre

The Toronto Rehabilitation Centre is a twenty bed Inpatient purpose built facility, a Day Program facility and Pain Management program, that provides services for a person of any age with a disability. The modern inpatient unit offers 14 single and 3 double rooms all with ensuites and individual air-conditioning. Rooms are light and spacious and offer a tranquil atmosphere both at night and during the day when rest is needed between therapy sessions. The rooms are designed to provide a safe, pleasant environment where clients can interact with their doctors, nurses or therapist in private.

Facilities include physiotherapy/gymnasium area, comprehensive occupational therapy area and service, and onsite hydrotherapy pool.

The Assisted Daily Living (ADL) suite, is designed as a mini apartment and includes a kitchen, bedroom/lounge and bathroom. It is ideal for the client who is ready to return home but requires assistance with confidence to go home. It also allows for monitoring by the rehabilitation team and to assess safe night independence. It can offer the assurance a client needs to enable a smooth transition from hospital to home.

The Toronto Rehabilitation Centre is staffed by experienced Rehabilitation Physicians, Specialist Rehabilitation Nurses and Allied Health staff qualified in all areas of rehabilitation care. The staff are committed to providing a well co-ordinated and effective service. Allied health professionals involved in the rehabilitation process include:

• Occupational Therapists
• Technical Assistants
• Social Workers
• Speech Therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Psychologists
• Neuropsychologist
• Rehabilitation Counsellors
• Massage Therapist
• Podiatrists
• Dietitian

A range of rehabilitation programs is offered, from intensive programs involving hospitalisation to day care programs. These include programs in areas such as:

Neurological Diseases

• CVA (Stroke)
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinsons Disease
• Spinal Cord Degeneration
• Fibromyalgia
• Post Polio

• Post elective surgery
• Total Hip or Knee Replacement
• Laminectomy
• Spinal Fusion

• Multiple Trauma
• Fractured Neck of Femur, etc.

• Fractured Neck of Femur
• Fractured Pelvis
• Vertebrae Fracture

• Decreased activity tolerance
• Increased frailty
• Decreased level of confidence or support to manage independently at home

• Acute lower back pain
• Chronic back pain
• Severe soft tissue injury
• Rheumatoid disease
• Pain Management
• TENs Trial Program

This page was last updated 15/05/2003