Brain Injury Program - Island Health Community Health Services (CHS)

Condition Specific Support, Home Health Care, and Housing / Shelter

Provided by Island Health

Provides assessment & coordination of community-based services to assist in the regaining, improving, or maintaining function for adults with an acquired brain injury from trauma, stroke, brain tumour, or other injuries to the brain.
The Brain Injury Program provides non-emergency, community-based assessment, coordination, and support for adults with an acquired brain injury who require help to regain, improve, or maintain function and independence. Services are voluntary, subject to eligibility and resource availability, and may include community services or community supported living options.

The Brain Injury Program may be appropriate for patients who require support with:
  • Functional changes related to acquired brain injury from trauma, stroke, brain tumour, or other injury to the brain
  • Activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, life skills, or compensatory strategies in the community
  • Behavioural support needs related to acquired brain injury
  • Post-acute support after outpatient rehabilitation, when community-based follow-up is required
  • Family, caregiver, day program, therapy, rehabilitation, or supported living needs related to acquired brain injury
Brain Injury Program Services:
  • Transitional Supports: Short term community supports that work with an individual to address activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and behavioural support needs by implementing compensatory strategies in a community setting. Maximum duration of 8 hours of support per week for up to 26 weeks.
  • Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Supports: Longer term community supports that work with an individual by providing only task-specific intervention in a community setting. Maximum of 15 support hours per month.
  • Transitional Supported Apartments: Short-term (max three years) supported living environments in individual apartments located in Victoria. These are for clients who are focusing on acquiring practical skills and regaining function as they transition to independent living.
  • Group Living Resource for Men in Victoria: A longer-term home-like environment of 10 individual rooms with shared common areas that supports clients to maximize cognitive, physical, and social recovery in partnership with community programs.
  • Family Care Homes - Island Wide: A longer term or temporary placement in a designated single-family home that provides structure based on client need with a focus on maximizing cognitive, physical and social recovery in partnership with community programs.
Eligibility
  • Patient is 19 years of age or older
  • Patient is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or has a valid temporary resident permit
  • Patient has lived in British Columbia for at least three months
  • Patient has a diagnosis or medical evidence of acquired brain injury after birth, such as CT scan, MRI report, neurological report, or physiatrist report
  • Patient has limited or no funding or access to services from other sources, such as ICBC, WorkSafeBC, Crime Victim Assistance Program, or Veterans Affairs Canada
  • Eligibility depends on diagnosis, functional needs, existing supports, available funding, patient consent, and program resource availability.
How to Access:
Access starts through the Community Access Centres using a central intake and assessment process. Services are available to clients throughout Island Health regions.
  • Public: Call the local Community Access Line (see locations below)
  • Healthcare Practitioners: Please review the Physician Information section below.
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250-519-5299

Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/services...

Island Health Brain Injury Program - #307F, 1450 Hillside Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 2B7

250-388-2273 (South Island)

Toll Free: 1-888-533-2273

Serves all communities south of Mill Bay, including Greater Victoria, Southern Gulf Islands and west to Port Renfrew.

250-739-5749 (Central Island)

Toll Free: 1-877-734-4101

Serves all communities from Mill Bay to Deep Bay, including Gabriola Island, and from Parksville on the east to beyond Tofino/Ucluelet on the west coast.

250-331-8570 (North Island)

Toll Free: 1-866-928-4988

Serves all communities north of Deep Bay including Mt. Waddington Regional District and the adjacent mainland area

Cost: No cost or Fees may apply

Referral options:

  • Self-referral
  • Health professional referral
  • Family physician or nurse practitioner referral
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Service area: Island Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Alert Bay, Bamfield, Black Creek, Brentwood Bay, Campbell River, Cathedral Grove, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cumberland, Deep Bay, Denman Island, Duncan, Fanny Bay, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gold River, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Kyuquot, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Lantzville, Long Beach, Mayne Island, Merville, Mill Bay, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nitinaht, North Saanich, Parksville, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Sayward, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sointula, Sooke, Tahsis, Tofino, Ucluelet, Victoria, and Zeballos

Service Types Provided
Condition Specific Support
Home Health Care
Housing / Shelter
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided at home
  • Provided at multiple locations

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