LIFEMARK SENIOR WELLNESS in partnership with Acclaim Health and Ontario Health at Home launched the FREE COMMUNITY STEP UP PROGRAM to provide a rehabilitative care approach in a community setting for seniors and older adults with multiple medical conditions. The purpose is to help restore and improve functional abilities and independence.
This a four to six week funded individualized multidisciplinary program including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and/or Speech Language Pathology.
IN-PERSON CLINIC
The Village of Erin Meadows
2930 Erin Centre Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5M 7M4
Sheridan Villa Long Term Care Home
2460 Truscott Dr, Mississauga, ON L5J 3Z8
Ideal participants for this program include:
- Seniors and older adults with one or more complex medical conditions
- People with increasingly limited mobility (frail)
- Those who could benefit from a multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation (require 2 out of the 3 disciplines including: physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language pathology)
- People with conditions that will improve with rehabilitative care
Enroll in the Community Step Up program if you, your loved one or your client experiences one or more of the following:
- Recent episode of acute care (hospital admission)
- Suffering from stroke, Parkinson’s or other neurological disorders
- Unsteady on feet
- Loss of balance, strength, range of motion
- Difficulties walking
- Coughing while eating or taking longer to eat meals
- Making modifications to foods or avoiding types of foods
- Difficulty finding their words
- Difficulty understanding what client is saying (excluding English as a second language challenges)
- Gradual or sudden changes to communication, e.g., voice, comprehension
- Has difficulty or is unable to perform the activities of their daily life
Referral process
- Physician referral is not required
- If you are interested in referring a client or a Loved One to this program please click on the link below to fill out an online referral