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History

 

The Organizational Structure of the Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital 

 

 

Admission Wards: patients are assessed to determine treatment needs, and referred to specialized unit.  

 

Intermediate Care/Rehabilitation Unit: patients not needing chronic care. Prepare patients for adjustment to community life.


Chronic Care Unit: for patients needing long-term hospital-based treatment and therapy.  


Alcohol Unit: a twenty-eight day program involving primary diagnosis of alcoholism, individual, group and family therapy.  

 

Self-Care Unit: for patients well enough to care for themselves, but needing hospital to prevent relapse.  


Social Orientation Unit: for the mentally handicapped who suffer from emotional disturbance.  


Special Observation Unit: a security ward for patients requiring close supervision, observation and assessment. Patients on Lt. Governor's warrant, violent behaviour, suicidal.  


Psychogeriatrics Unit: for senior citizens who suffer from progressive forms of senility, difficult to care for in nursing homes.  


Occupational Therapy: in-patient program for training various craft activities designed to assist patients to concentrate and cope with their problems.


Vocational and Recreational Therapy: housed in the industrial trades building for in-patients and out-patients. Involves patients in limit production activities under contract with companies.  


D.A.R.E: is an expanded form of vocational therapy off campus, mainly for out-patients. Involves patients and out-patients.


Out-Patient and Community Services: hospital follow-up activity for discharged patients living in community.  

 

Reference:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union, The Closing of Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital: the Case for Reconsideration. Toronto, 1979

 

 

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Revised: August 23, 2007.