GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre

I spent 4 weeks at GF Strong after spending 5 weeks in a general hospital following a major surgical procedure.I arrived at GF Strong frail with loss of mobility. All therapists (physio, occupational, speech, recreational) and doctors we're amazing, they helped me recover and return home with physical and mental skills needed to thrive with with reduced capabilities.Nursing, food and transportion services were amazingly supportive and compassionate. GF Strong's structured approach to therapy empowered me to be very active in recovery and adaptation. I can't thank them enough for guiding me through a very difficult period.

All the doctors are awesome. They just don't treat the patient as a disabled person but a normal one. i won't forget my doctor's especially Dr. Stacey Reebye and the whole team. I want to say kuddos. Thank you for all the effort and love that you gave me.

I was discharged to GF after 4.5 months at VGH,I found the staff to generally be very welcoming and helpful in my transition. The food was definitely better :) The downfalls were having to share a room and small washrooms. On my third day i went to physiotherapy, there I was told I'd never walk,however my therapist and I diligently worked at getting me back on my feet. I had a great OT and got back to cooking. They have hot water so showering was a better experience. Clients are taken on trips such as the PNE,family's encouraged to visit and there's a mini mall across the street. You can also use the computer lab in the basement. I'm an outpatient now and so thankful for the empathetic, experienced staff. I only wish the facility was larger

I came here to get my nerves check by Dr.H and Morgan (I am sorry if I forgot your name), they were the sweetest people ever. They made me feel really comfortable and talked to me step by step for what they were doing. I couldn't ask for any two other people to help me better, they were amazing!

I took drivers rehab driving lessons here, and it was the most horrible experience that I could think of ever happening. The OT Lisa, doesn't have any respect for how to treat someone and she constantly tries to put her patients down. I came in for my FDE appointment, and my father had come with me and she wouldn't let him give her any input on my physical situation, which he should be able to because he is my parent. If you're going to be working in a rehabilitation center, make sure you know how to talk to someone properly with the respect that they deserve if someone is trying to be nice to you. Don't put someone down just because they are not meeting your standards. People learn and succeed in different ways!!!! I definitely know that I won't ever be coming back here again!

Lisa Luft, RSLP (C), Lisa Vardi RD, CNSC are a few of the kind ladies who helped my sister deal with ALS. They are wonderful people to deal withThank you for all your good work .

I was in there on July 24 2018 to recover ans rehabilitate to walking again from a spinal operation that fixed my pinched nerve. My experience was so warm and the Nurses and Doctors helped me through a very dark place. my PT and OT were excellent and just pushed me to become a better person for my son. 3 times a week, we had game nights. The art studio brought out the passion to paint again. I went in not able to dress myself to partial aided standing. Thankyou GF Strong for all your help.

Just got back from visiting stepson, who is paralyzed and in a wheelchair. My wife did all the visiting in the building as due to covid, 1 visitor in the building only. Acceptable. By all her accounts, support staff on 2nd floor are excellent, Julia, Chris are some of the names she mentioned. And the stepson is probably one of the worst patients they will have, rude, swears alot, etc.Brings me to the facility itself, only once a week sessions with social worker and psychologist. Makes no sense. Does not seem to be much investment into the mental aspect of recovery. How are the patients supposed to deal with being in a wheelchair the rest of their lives? My wife had a big fight with the stepson, was in tears, a person parked next to me in the parking lot also was in a fight with her son, and the day before, saw a husband in wheel chair make his wife cry. Yes, very difficult to adjust to new lifestyle, but the facility wants family to support, but family keeps getting abused by the patients. There needs to be more attention put to the mental recovery aspect. Also stepson moods seem to be really like bipolar, but when we try to talk to someone about it, there seems to be no where to turn. He's an adult

My buddy was moved to GF Strong a month ago from VGH. He had a spinal operation and is starting the long journey back to health.Great staff, and a peer counselor named Walt take great care of him daily.TV's are small, so when I'm rich, I will supply new ones.You can't get better support if you suffer a life changing illness or accident.Thank God for GF Strong...