Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

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Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Fact Sheet


Specialization	Musculoskeletal rehab (Hillcrest Centre); long-term care (Lakeside Long-Term Care Centre); spinal cord rehab (Lyndhurst Centre); complex continuing care (Queen Elizabeth Centre); neuro & cardiac rehab (Rumsey Centre); geriatric, neuro & musculoskeletal rehab (University Centre)
Number of staff	Over 1,700 employees
Research Centres	Toronto Rehab, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto
Research Area/Focus	Activity, cognition, communication, mobility, optimization of the rehabilitation system, sleep & cardiopulmonary function, and technology
Number of Researchers	More than 60 scientists and over 100 graduate and post doctoral students
Awards/Recognition/Discoveries	Pioneered the use of artificial intelligent technology to support aging-in-place that will enable older adults with cognitive impairments to remain in their homes Discovered the use of labyrinths to encourage patients in Neuro Rehabilitation Program to walk purposefully which has led to an increased sense in their physical and spiritual well being
Current examples of Initiatives	Building iDAPT, a $36 million network of research facilities that will be the most advanced and sophisticated rehabilitation research environment in the world Phase-one construction of iDAPT is already completed, and phase-two construction will be completed by 2011
Website	http://www.torontorehab.com
Address	University Centre 550 University Avenue Toronto, ON