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Benefits of this service to our clients
- Regain a sense of independence
- Improved strength and balance for falls prevention
- Learn new skills and develop new interests
- Ability to “age in place” and not have to move to a care facility
- Relief from the periods of anxiety that can accompany Alzheimer’s and other dementias
- Better retention and access to memories
- Slowing down cognitive decline
- Learn how to participate in favourite activities in new or adapted ways
- Have choices in how time is spent
- Learn to manage better with a disease or health condition
- Increase in overall life satisfaction
- Improved social networks
- Develop an internal sense of motivation
If you have a specific benefit in mind that you want or goal you want to achieve please contact us. We can design a program to address any situation.
Benefits for families of our clients
- Peace of mind that comes with knowing that while you can’t be there, a qualified health professional is
- Knowledge that the therapy programs we deliver are custom tailored specifically to your family members unique strengths, interests and needs
- Satisfaction in watching your family member setting goals and achieving them
- Pleasure of seeing your family member smile and enjoy what they are doing
- Relief for the entire family as your family member’s quality of living improves
- Education from reading our detailed reports of each session and ongoing communication with our knowledgeable staff
Every family has their own story and unique set of needs and desires. We have been helping individuals and families all over Southern Ontario since 2003. Call us today to tell us how we can make a difference in your life.
How do we do it
Every therapeutic program that we design for our clients is tailored to suit their unique strengths and interests, and to meet their individual goals. Our staff employ a huge variety of techniques and resources, from physical activity to music, in order to design successful programs that improve quality of living. Here are some examples:
- Discovery and development of new interests and hobbies through discussion, skill building and experimentation.
- Using music to calm anxious behaviours and reduce stress; also used for reminiscence programs
- Physical activity to help prevent falls and improve health, including walking, stretching, grip strength exercises and seated aerobics.
- Social involvement either through visits by the therapist or through encouraging social interactions and building friendships.
- Mental stimulation using memory retention exercises and brain aerobics
- Community involvement or re-integration by researching interesting community resources and practicing how to use these resources independently.
A holistic approach to health focuses on health promotion and disease prevention. Being meaningfully engaged physically, socially, spiritually, and psychologically is a vital part of this focus. People with disabilities and other barriers or challenges may need support to achieve and maximize this engagement and fulfillment.
This is where Therapeutic Recreation (TR) steps in to optimize health within a person’s abilities and potential using tools and therapeutic programs derived from recreation and leisure activities.
Therapeutic Recreation, also referred to as Recreation Therapy, is a health profession that serves people of any age in a wide variety of settings, such as hospitals, long term care facilities, drug rehabilitation centres, and in the home. The people who work in this field all have college or university education specific to the profession.
Our president, Matt Jackson, and many of our staff are members in good standing of the provincial association, Therapeutic Recreation Ontario (TRO), the professional association which guides the practice in Ontario. The profession is represented nationally by the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA).
Assessments and Reporting
Every new client relationship begins by going through the assessment process. This process allows us to get to know the client and their strengths, interests and goals. Background information is taken from interviews with family members and any other health professional involved with their care. Through interviews and conversations with the client we learn about their physical and mental health, what barriers exist for them, their previous life activities and interests, and enlist their input for setting goals.
The assessment provides the foundation for the work that will be done with the client, and provides the road map for both the therapist and the client to chart their successes and achievement of the goals.
Proper documentation is central to our success and accountability. The Progress Notes the therapist makes after each session are sent to the client or the family each month and, with permission to the facility where the client resides, if applicable.
These reports are stored in electronic format, meaning that they form an Electronic Health Record (EHR). They can be easily shared with other health professionals involved with a person’s care with the appropriate permissions.
Our Service Area
Jackson Therapeutic Recreation currently provides services to the following areas:
Regional Municipalities of:
- Middlesex
- Oxford
- Waterloo
- Wellington
- Hamilton
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- Niagara
- Halton
- Peel
- Toronto
- York
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- Simcoe
- Ottawa-Carleton
- Nipissing
- Sudbury
- Algoma
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If your town or city is not included on this list, please contact us and we will expand to your area.
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