LHSC Occupational Therapists provide assessment, consultation, and therapeutic intervention across the continuum of care: preadmission visits, inpatient care, transitional outpatient care, outpatient services, and outreach consultation for community hospitals and agencies. We are integral members of interprofessional teams areas and programs across the organization.
Occupational Therapy Services contribute to the LHSC health care team outcomes, including effective discharge planning, successful transition to community/home life, shortened inpatient length of stay and reduced readmission rate; and to the patient and family outcomes, including increased sense of control and satisfaction, increased independence in personal self-care activities, decreased caregiver burden of care, prevention of disability, and promotion of health and life satisfaction.
