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Program:
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Outpatient Rehabilitation - Step-Up Program (Progression)
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Organization:
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Halton Healthcare
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
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Phone Numbers:
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905-338-4367 or 905-845-2571 ext 4367
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Toll-Free:
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To avoid long distance charges to a Halton Healthcare hospital, just dial local hospital number and request to be transferred
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Address:
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3001 Hospital Gate, Level 1, North Block, Area A, Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic
Oakville, ON
L6M 0L8
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Map
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Intersection:
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Third Line and Dundas St W
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Executives:
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Julie Lau - Step Up Program Patient Care Manager
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Service Description:
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Multidisciplinary outpatient program that provides physiotherapy, occupational and speech language therapy for clients who have suffered a recent cerebral-vascular accident, acquired brain injury or other neurologically related impairment, and who have experienced a recent loss of strength or mobility * beneficial for frail elderly and those recovering from a stroke or acquired brain injury, or neurological diseases including Parkinson's, brain tumour, Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis * clients are treated for two half days a week for a period of up to eight weeks * clients are responsible for transportation to and from the program offered at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH)
- the intention of this program is to provide a continuum of care from hospital to home following an admission for an acute (within the past 12 months) neurological related event
- following discharge from the program, clients are provided with appropriate home programs and/or referred to additional community based programs to further their recovery
- help patients regain the strength they had so they can continue to live independently
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Application:
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Medical referral required * referral form attached (physicians only)
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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People 18 years and older
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Interpretive services available upon request
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