Contact Us “As we often say, there are really only eight kinds of people affected by mental disorder. It’s a very small list, but we all know someone on it: someone’s mother, daughter, sister or wife; someone’s father, brother, husband or son.” ~ Julia Nunes and Scott Simmie Beyond Crazy, Journeys...

The Parkwood Fitness Centre has been providing access to adaptive and guided physical activity to community members with mobility impairments and physical disabilities for over 20 years. Accessible physical activity and fitness is important for improving function, quality of life, and independence...

The Geriatric Psychiatry Program provides specialized inpatient and outpatient care to aging clients who suffer from late onset mental illnesses or severe behavioural responses. The program focuses on assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, family/community support and education. The team...

Long-term mechanical ventilation The Complex Care Program at Parkwood lnstitute provides a clinical setting for patients requiring long-term mechanical ventilation (LTV). There are six beds within the Complex Care Program that can be used for the residential care of “medically stable” ventilator...

At St. Joseph’s we are committed to helping individuals with mental illness achieve their personal goals while supporting the patient’s family/support network. Our vision at St. Joseph’s is to earn complete confidence in the care we provide and to make a lasting difference in the quest to live fully...

The Mental Health Care Patients’ Council is a voice for ongoing improvement of the quality of life and care of people receiving mental health care services at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute and Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care (Southwest Centre). Who we are The Patients’ Council is...

Our rich history of care Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care can trace its rich history of caring back to 1869 when the Sisters of St. Joseph founded the original Mount Hope. Today, the Centre (formerly St. Mary’s and Marian Villa) is a 394-bed home with residents representing a variety of cultures...

The Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Unit is a 20-bed inpatient unit located in Parkwood lnstitute Main Building. The program is designed to meet the rehabilitation needs of those with complex musculoskeletal problems requiring an inpatient, interdisciplinary approach. All referred patients require...

The 5-bed residential component of the Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation Program serves participants with an acquired brain injury and high care needs including significant behavioural problems and/or cognitive and mental health issues that severely interfere with their ability to benefit from...

Watch this video to learn more about our Palliative Care Program St. Joseph’s Palliative Care Program provides pain management and relief of symptoms to those experiencing life-threatening, progressive or terminal illness. Palliative care focuses on physical, psychological, emotional, social and...