Acquired Brain Injury
The Acquired Brain Injury Program is Committed to providing intensive, evidence-based, client-centred neuro-rehabilitation to individuals from Northwestern Ontario with brain injuries. Location: Third Floor North - 5 beds
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Admission Criteria
General
- Common diagnosis of clients admitted to the Acquired Brain Injury Program include head trauma, anoxia, stroke, tumours, infections and exposure to neurotoxins.
Specific
- Prior to admission an assessment is completed to determine the client’s potential to benefit from the Acquired Brain Injury Program.
- Clients are admitted to the Acquired Brain Injury Program at varying stages of recovery from brain injury.
Approach
- Progressive client-centered goals
- Interdisciplinary approach with active participation of the client and/or family/ caregiver
Team Members
- Client and Family
- Nurse
- Other Community Resources as needed
- Physiatrist
- Psychologist, Neuropsychologist & Psychometric Technician
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Therapeutic Recreationist
- Dietician
- Occupational Therapist
- Other professionals as needed
- Physiotherapist
- Rehabilitation Assistant
- Social Worker
- Spiritual Care Associated
Goals
- Following a period of assessment, an interprofessional plan of care is developed and reviewed at a family conference.
- The plan of care identifies treatment goals that become the focus of therapy sessions
- Therapy activities are developed to achieve treatment goals. Activities may involve individual therapy sessions, group therapy sessions, active participation of the client/ family and provision of education to the client/family.
Discharge Criteria
- Length of admission varies depending on the client’s response to and ability to benefit from intensive inpatient rehabilitation.
- Clients will be discharged from the Acquired Brain Injury Program when they have achieved maximal recovery of physical and cognitive abilities.
- The Acquired Brain Injury Program team members work closely with other service providers to plan for discharge and arrange appropriate community supports to facilitate community re-integration.
