Hello and welcome to UHN Toronto Rehab Lyndhurst Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Centre
My name is Brian I had a spinal cord injury 26 years ago as a result of a diving accident
Community integration is a very important part of your rehab
Lyndhurst is located in a quiet residential neighbourhood at Bayview and Eglinton near Sunnybrook Park
There are several restaurants, coffee shops and shopping centres a short drive away.
Accessible bus routes are within a kilometre of the hospital. During your stay at Lyndhurst, we will encourage
During your stay at Lyndhurst, we will encourage you to go on various community outings. These outings are an important part of your rehabilitation
These outings are an important part of your rehabilitation program
To help you with these outings, accessible transportation will be explored
Your recreation therapist will meet with you to review transportation options in your community
Toronto transit runs wheelchair accessible routes near the hospital as well as a parallel transit system
called Wheeltrans. Your recreation therapist will help you get registered to use this system
if you are interested. In addition to transportation, Your recreation therapist will help you plan
for your community outings. They can help you find accessible places to go that meet
your leisure interests. During rehab, patients often go on a community outings to build your
confidence and independence. On these outings you will have the chance to try out the skills
you have learned in rehab and practice new skills to help you get around safely in the community
We encourage you to go out on a day or overnight pass during your rehab stay.
Going out with family and friends allows you to practice the skills you have learned in therapy
Your team may suggest that you start with a day pass before going out overnight
These trips out of the hospital give you and your family an opportunity to solve any issues
you may encounter before you are discharged from the hospital. A day or overnight pass
needs to be planned early to make sure you have all the necessary support, and supplies
that you need out of the hospital. Please plan this with your team well in advance before
you are going out. Day or overnight passes at your own home make sense but are not always possible
For this reason Lyndhurst has a fully accessible apartment in which patients can stay with
family members to simulate being at home.This allows you to try out the skills you’ve
learned in a safe environment. Your occupational therapist will speak with you about whether this is a good
option, if so, they will help you set it up
A large part of your rehabilitation takes place
in the hospital, but it is equally important for you to connect with your family and friends,
and your community outside the hospital to increase your successful transition out of the hospital
A large part of your rehab takes place at Lyndhurst
but it is extremely that your family and friends come to the hospital and be a part of it
to help you in your transition from hospital to home