Focus on enabling people to self-manage their rehabilitation goals, improve their ability to participate in daily activities and improve their quality of life after discharge from the hospital or inpatient rehabilitation unit.
Location(s) offering this service
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How do I access this service?
You must meet all of the following criteria:
- You have been referred by your hospital, inpatient rehabilitation care team or health care provider.
- You live in any community within the Fraser Health region.
- You have had a recent medical event; for example, brain injury, stroke or spinal cord injury.
- Based on your recovery, your hospital care team believes that outpatient rehabilitation can improve your ability to remain as independent as possible.
- You want help learning how to do everyday activities on your own, such as eating, dressing, communicating and walking.
- You are willing and able to take part in therapy.
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How can I be referred?
Your hospital or inpatient rehabilitation care team will assess you. If you qualify for outpatient rehabilitation, they will discuss it with you and ask for your consent before making a referral. A regional team will screen the referral and one of your team members will let you know about the referral decision.
We also accept referrals made by health care providers in the community, for people with functional rehabilitation goals to be more independent (such as dressing and mobility) or for swallowing diagnostic procedures such as modified barium swallow. A health care provider must complete the referral form and include all relevant medical consults and investigative reports.
Rheumatologists can download our referral form for the Fraser Health Inflammatory Arthritis Program to refer patients for this specialized service.
The referrer is responsible for informing patients of the referral decision and admission information.
Health care providers that require more information may call 604-587-4621 (option 2).
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Where will I get outpatient rehabilitation care?
You might be offered rehabilitation at a site that is not within your home community because not all services are available at every site.
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What is the wait time?
Wait times vary by site and service.
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What should I expect?
You are an active partner in your recovery. Your rehabilitation team works with you to set goals; for example, getting dressed. You work towards your rehabilitation goals with your therapists.
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How do I prepare for my appointments?
We will contact you to provide information about your first appointment.
Please wear supportive non-slip shoes and loose clothing such as sweatpants and a t-shirt.
Please bring your list of questions, a supportive friend or family member (if you would like) and any completed forms as requested by your rehabilitation team.
Please arrive 15 minutes early for your first appointment to register and fill out forms.
When you arrive, please sign in with the clerk and complete any forms as requested.
Before you leave, a rehabilitation team member will tell you about your next visit.
Contact the clinic as soon as possible if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. Note that each clinic has its own cancellation policy.
If you have any questions, please ask a rehabilitation team member. You or an essential care partner can write down your questions and bring them to your appointment so that you don’t forget, and you can write down answers.
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How much does it cost?
Your Medical Services Plan (MSP) covers the cost of your therapy sessions. However, there might be additional costs for equipment, such as a walker or shower stool.
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What languages are offered?
English. We can provide an interpreter if you do not speak English well enough for medical conversations.
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Can I smoke there?
Fraser Health is a smoke-free and vape-free organization. For information on how to quit smoking, you can speak to your nurses or visit Fraser Health’s quitting smoking webpage.
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What resources are available to me?
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Stroke
Brain injury
- Acquired Brain Injury Services
- Brainstreams
- Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association
- Strive Living Society
Spinal cord injury
Amputation
Inflammatory arthritis
General
- Advance care planning
- Canada's Food Guide
- Caregiver Support
- Patient Education Catalogue
- HandyDART (Lower Mainland)
- HandyDART (Central Fraser Valley)
- Healthy Eating | HealthLink BC
- HealthLink BC
- Home Support Services
- Indigenous Health
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
- Seniors programs, services and resources
Self-management of chronic disease and pain management
Financial
Mental health