Community Step Up Program

Four to six-week funded individualized multidisciplinary program * exercise and falls prevention program for older adults with multiple medical conditions * aims to restore their functional abilities, improve their quality of life, and allow them to live independently or with the support of a caregiver in a community setting * online/virtual available in special circumstances

Rehabilitative services, aim to reduce hospital visits and delay/prevent placement in a long-term care home * people who require two out of three disciplines including:

• physiotherapy
• occupational therapy
• speech language therapy

Client can enroll in the program if they experience 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
• difficulty finding words
• coughing while eating or taking longer to eat meals
• gradual or sudden changes to communication, e.g., voice, comprehension
• has difficulty or is unable to perform the activities of daily living