RCA Newsletters

Our thanks go to Dr. Jo-Anne Clarke who is stepping down as chair of the RCA Frail Senior Advisory Committee. Dr. Clarke has chaired the committee since the RCA was created in 2013. She is a...

A new white paper from the RCA provides health system decision-makers with recommendations to improve the spread of innovative and cost-effective community-based models of rehabilitative care....

As surgeries resume in the COVID-19 environment, additional infection prevention and control practices have led to practice changes and reduced capacity in post-acute rehabilitative care. Many...

During the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic there were significant decreases in access to in-person ambulatory rehabilitation and in-home rehabilitation. Although some programs successfully...

The RCA has released a new guide to best practice rehabilitative care for frail seniors in the context of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has restricted frail seniors in the community to their...

Most providers have turned to virtual care to deliver rehab during COVID-19. The RCA has gathered a series of resources to assist in this transition.  The RCA hosted two popular webinars in May...

The RCA has released a report on its pilot of the post-fall rehabilitative care pathways for frail seniors. The evidence-based care pathways for primary care and emergency departments are designed...

The RCA plans to expand its annual rehabilitative care system performance report to include ambulatory rehab data. The RCA secretariat recently obtained the 2018/19 data submitted to NACRS Clinic...

The RCA continues to support the Ministry in its rollout of bundled care across the province. Working with Ontario Health (Quality), the RCA conducted a survey of bundled care providers earlier...

The RCA’s capacity planning initiative is realigning to assist regions with COVID-19 planning. The needs-based approach to capacity planning combines best practice guidelines and current...