Program: Community Step Up Program
Organization: Lifemark Seniors Wellness
Description of Services: Four to six-week funded individualized multidisciplinary program * exercise and falls prevention program for older adults with multiple medical conditions * aims to restore their functional abilities, improve their quality of life, and allow them to live independently or with the support of a caregiver in a community setting * online/virtual available in special circumstances

Rehabilitative services, aim to reduce hospital visits and delay/prevent placement in a long-term care home * people who require two out of three disciplines including:
  • physiotherapy
  • occupational therapy
  • speech language therapy
Client can enroll in the program if they experience one or more of the following:
  • recent episode of acute care (hospital admission)
  • suffering from stroke, Parkinson's or other neurological disorders
  • unsteady on feet, loss of balance, strength, range of motion
  • difficulties walking
  • difficulty finding words
  • coughing while eating or taking longer to eat meals
  • gradual or sudden changes to communication, e.g., voice, comprehension
  • has difficulty or is unable to perform the activities of daily living
Requirements
Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Older adults with multiple medical conditions and increasingly limited mobility (frail) * people with conditions that will improve with rehabilitative care * those who could benefit from a multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation
Application: Physician referral not required * referral available online or call
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English ; French
Area(s) Served: Mississauga Halton region
Contact Information
Toll-Free: 1-800-315-4417
Fax: 416-619-9471
Website: lifemarkseniorswellness.ca/stepupprogram
Address: 243 Consumers Rd, 8th Fl
Toronto, ON
M2J 4W8
Map
Location: Program provided at two LTCFs in Mississauga
Hours: Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Contacts: Christopher Adams - Manager of Community Programs
sw@lifemark.ca

Downloads

PDF Step Up Program - 2021 Flyer

About Us

This program is designed to provide a rehabilitative care approach for older adults with multiple medical conditions, aiming to help reduce hospital visits, and prevent/delay placement in a long-term care facility


This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 3/10/2026