2024

The RCA’s quarterly progress reports provide a high-level overview of key work completed, or in progress, during the first (April-June), second (July-September) and third (October-December) quarters of our fiscal year.  We are pleased to share that our Q2 report for 2024-25 is now available, and invite you to review this snapshot of our progress. Previous […]

On September 3, the RCA launched its third Rehab Provider Experience Survey to gather the perspectives and experiences of providers across Ontario.  Anyone who has not yet had an opportunity to complete the survey is urged to do so before it closes on September 30th, after which results will be tabulated, shared via the RCA […]

The RCA is pleased to share that its white paper, Community-Based Rehabilitation: Providing High-Value Rehabilitative Care in the Community, Part 4: Rehabilitation in Primary Care, has been selected as a World Rehabilitation Alliance Primary Health Care Case Study! The RCA was invited to submit a two-page case study on rehab in primary care in Canada […]

To help support the future of care, the RCA has initiated a refresh of its 2015 Capacity Planning Framework with recommendations that support framework use at the Ontario Health (OH) Region level. The refresh builds upon capacity planning activities designed to support specialized rehab and the implementation of OH Integrated Clinical Pathways. These include collecting […]

Work has continued over the past several months to further develop and disseminate specialized rehab surveys, the findings of which will be used as a key input into the development of a hub-and-spoke model. Specialized rehab programs are currently rating themselves against key criteria outlined in the RCA’s Specialized Rehabilitation: Guidance for Ontario Health Teams, while […]

The RCA has been working to support partners in better capturing patient outcome and experience measures in community rehab through the development of a PROM (patient-reported outcome measure) and PREM (patient-reported experience measure)  toolkit. Expected to be complete later this fall, the toolkit supports community-based rehab providers in measuring and reporting patient experience and outcomes […]

The RCA has updated the hip fracture addendum to its Rehabilitative Care for Older Adults Living With/At Risk of Frailty: From Frailty to Resilience best practice framework.  The updates are based on the latest guidance and new resources such as the updated Hip Fracture Quality Standard. This work complements other ongoing efforts to support the Older Adults […]

The RCA continues to work with Ontario Health Teams across the province to support the implementation of post-fall pathways. As part of a commitment to continuous quality improvement, the RCA updates both pathways and related resources and toolkits as new learnings arise through the implementation process. Recently updated pathways and resources include the following: Quick […]

We are pleased to announce Sharon Ocampo-Chan will be joining the RCA team. Sharon brings with her a wealth of experience, including her many contributions as a project manager over the past ten years with the GTA Rehab Network, where she led regional quality improvement initiatives including early referral to rehabilitation for hip fractures, patient flow strategies […]

The RCA’s 2023/24 year-end report, Reimagining the future of rehabilitative care, is now available online. Highlighting the collective progress of more than 400 partners over the past year, the report outlines our shared efforts to strengthen and standardize rehabilitative care, now and into the future.  It also reflects the strategic planning and partner engagement activities that […]