Bluewater Health - Inpatient Rehabilitation - High and Low Intensity Rehabilitation - Age Friendly Sarnia

Application

Referral Process: Program eligibility is assessed and determined by the Unit Charge Nurse in consultation with admitting physician based on admission criteria that align with the Rehabilitative Care Alliance's Bedded Rehabilitative Care Eligibility Criteria. Internal Bluewater Health referrals are initiated within the Health Information System. For external referrals call Patient Flow at 519-464-4400 ext. 5355 between the hours of 8:00AM to 4:00PM.

Eligibility / Target Population

Patients with Stroke and other Neurological Disorders; Orthopaedic Conditions; Medically Complex Populations; Geriatric patients

Fees

Most services covered by OHIP

Executives

Paula Gilmore - Director, Rehabilitation Services, Stroke, Geriatrics and Rural Health
Bluewater Health
PGilmore@bluewaterhealth.ca

Languages

English

Language Notes

Translation services are available

Area Served

Residents of Lambton County and the surrounding area

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Number of Beds: 40
Bed Type: Rehab (NRS) - 27 beds (High Intensity), and CC Rehab (CCRS) - 13 beds (Low Intensity)
Program Description:
Patients on this unit have defined rehabilitation goals and are cognitively and physically able to participate in a time-limited, coordinated inter-professional rehabilitation plan of care ranging from low to high intensity through a combined and coordinated use of medical, nursing and allied health skills. Patients may be medically complex with long-term illnesses/disabilities. On admission, patients may have limited physical and/or cognitive capacity due to medical complexity but are believed to have restorative potential.