Resource Centre — Brain Injury & Rehabilitation
Brain Injury & Recovery: A Guide for Toronto Families
Acquired brain injury — whether from stroke, trauma, anoxia, or illness — changes everything. These guides are for families in the GTA navigating the transition from hospital or rehabilitation to home: what to expect, how to support recovery, and how to find the right care.
Acquired brain injury (ABI) affects over 1.5 million Canadians. Unlike a broken bone, the effects of ABI are often invisible — cognitive fatigue, personality changes, emotional dysregulation — and the path to recovery is rarely linear. Families are frequently left to coordinate care across multiple specialists with little guidance on what happens at home.
Toronto families have access to some of Canada's strongest rehabilitation hospitals — UHN, Sunnybrook, Baycrest — but the support often drops off sharply once a patient leaves inpatient care. These guides are designed to help you bridge that gap.
For an overview of how Arcadia supports ABI recovery, visit our acquired brain injury condition page or explore our ABI home care service.
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Brain Injury & Rehabilitation Guides
A comprehensive overview of what ABI means for families — changes to expect, how to adapt, and how to find the right home support.
A practical guide to recovering at home after a stroke — daily routines, safety, therapy coordination, and what progress typically looks like.
How ABI affects thinking, memory, personality, and emotional regulation — and how families can respond with understanding and structure.
The transition from inpatient rehabilitation to home care is one of the most critical moments in recovery. Here's how to prepare.
A plain-language guide to the role of a rehab support worker — how they differ from PSWs, what they're trained for, and when you need one.
How in-home mobility support works, what it includes, and how it connects with physiotherapy and occupational therapy in Toronto.
Supporting Recovery at Home in Toronto
Arcadia works alongside rehabilitation teams across the GTA to support ABI recovery at home — from discharge day through long-term independence.
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