About the Rehabilitative Care Alliance

The Rehabilitative Care Alliance (RCA) works with partners across Ontario to strengthen and standardize rehabilitative care, with a primary focus on adults.  Through improved planning, ongoing evaluation and quality improvement, and the integration of best practices across the care continuum, we aim to enhance the quality and consistency of care. Guided by our strategic framework, our work is anchored in four pillars: Speak with One Voice, Partner for System Solutions, Foster Excellence in Care, and Use Evidence to Drive Change.

RCA Vision

Patient and system outcomes are optimized through
the integration of rehabilitative care at all levels of
health services policy, planning and delivery.

Our Collaborative Approach

Our work is guided by available evidence and data, subject matter experts and the active participation of partners across the province, including patient and family representatives.

More than 400 health system leaders and frontline clinicians are currently involved in our initiatives, and we’re also working with the following groups:

• • Community Paramedicine
  • CorHealth
  • Fragility Fracture Network
  • ICES
  • Ontario Health – Sector Capacity and Performance
  • Ontario Health – Regional Leads
  • Ontario Hospital Association Data and Analytics
  • Ontario Hospital Association Rehab/CCC Network
  • Ontario Kinesiology Association
  • Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy
  • Ontario Physiotherapy Association
  • Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists
  • Provincial Geriatric Leadership Office
  • Regional Specialized Geriatric Services
  • Speech-Language & Audiology Canada

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Our History

The Rehabilitative Care Alliance was established by the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in 2013 and is now funded by Ontario Health.

The RCA benefits from the support and expertise of the GTA Rehab Network, which has provided secretariat infrastructure and support to the RCA since its inception. While the RCA and GTA Rehab Network are separate entities, some secretariat staff are cross-appointed to both.