Contact Us St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Family Advisory Council understands that families are essential to maximizing the recovery of their ill family members and that the entire family is often impacted by the illness of one's loved one. Our goal is to help facilitate effective and on-going...

Resources for families and caregivers When a loved one is living with mental illness and/or addiction, family members/caregivers are often among the first to provide support. This role can be challenging and emotionally demanding as mental illness and addiction affect not only the individual, but...

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

St. Joseph’s Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care (Southwest Centre) is located in Elgin County and is devoted to caring for people with a mental illness who have also come into contact with the criminal justice system. Encompassing a recovery philosophy of care, the state-of-the-art and...

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...

Being an inpatient is just the beginning of a rehabilitation journey that continues even after patients are discharged. The length of time patients stay with us depends on the type of treatment they need. Within the first few days of their stay we work with them to plan their discharge, ensuring any...

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...

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...