SERVICES
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney comprises individual units and services specialising in different fields of care.
Click on the links to the left and below to find out more on our units and services.
The Developmental Disability Health Unit
Home Based Rehabilitation Service (HBRS)
Driving Assessment & Rehabilitation Centre (DARC)
d-ability.org
physiotherapyexercises.com
Royal Rehab Sexuality Clinic
Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation
Adult Rehabilitation Service specialises in providing multi-disciplinary rehabilitation programs for people of working age who have sustained stroke, orthopaedic injuries, amputation, neurological diseases, non-traumatic brain injury, burns and brain tumours.
It comprises an inpatient and outpatient program, which offers a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation service on an inpatient basis. Community rehabilitation programs are also available to those living in the Northern Sydney Area.
It has specialised neurological services with close links to the RNSH Stroke hospital service, Stroke Recovery Association, RRCS Driver training program, Royal Rehab Home Based rehabilitation service as well as amputee clinics and spasticity clinics. In addition, the service is involved in several research programs including an NHMRC exercise program for stroke patients.
Aged Care Rehabilitation Service specialises in providing multi-disciplinary rehabilitation programs for residents of the Ryde/ Hunters Hill area over the age of 60 with rehabilitation needs following orthopaedic surgery, deconditioning following extended hospital stay and age related conditions such as Parkinson’s Disease, stroke and pain management. It is a 20-bed unit, which offers individualised rehabilitation on an in-patient basis. Community rehabilitation programs are also available to those living in the Ryde Hunters Hill Area.
Allied Health Services comprise Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Recreation Services, Social Work and Speech Pathology. Works in partnership with the clinical units and other services of the Centre to provide individual rehabilitation programs for clients.
The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service is made up of a 16 bed Brain Injury Unit as well as the Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Team (BICRT). The aim of these specific programs within the Brain Injury Rehab Service is to restore as much function and independence as possible, while at the same time facilitating adjustment to disability, promoting self determination and enhancing quality of life. All activities/therapies are conducted in as close to home-like environment as possible.
A supportive environment exists for ongoing education and the promotion of research based practice within the unit.
Community Services provides supported accommodation and rehabilitation. The service works with adults who have experienced acquired brain injury or spinal cord injury, and with clients with developmental disability. Most clients also have complex care, challenging behaviour, or mental health issues. Clients have achieved significant milestones, as a result of continuing to develop strategies and tools to keep up with the latest research in rehabilitation and to build this knowledge into our practice.
Medical Services work in partnership with each Unit to facilitate individual rehabilitation programs for clients of the Centre. The medical staff includes the Directors of the Units, visiting medical and dental staff and the registrars in Rehabilitation Medicine.
Nursing Services works in partnership with each clinical unit to facilitate programs, which enable clients and residents to achieve their rehabilitation and lifestyle goals. Royal Rehab Nursing professionals holistically plan client’s physical, behavioural and psychosocial care, incorporating the broad theoretical knowledge of nursing practice. This ensures quality of care for people with significant health care and rehabilitation needs.
Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Unit offers a state-wide service to clients who have suffered traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injuries. It is a 20-bed unit, which offers individually tailored, multi-disciplinary rehabilitation programs. The aim of these specific programs is to restore as much function and independence as possible, while at the same time facilitating adjustment to disability, promoting self determination and enhancing quality of life.
Spinal Injury Outreach Service was established in July 2003. It is a NSW Department of Health initiative to address the ongoing and complex needs of the person with spinal cord injury, following discharge from hospital. The service offers its resources to clients and clinicians living in metropolitan and rural areas of New South Wales.
The Developmental Disability Health Unit is a specialised health clinic at Royal Rehab for people with developmental disabilities. It's services include the Community Integration Program which leads the way forward in community inclusion for people with disabilities.
Home Based Rehabilitation Services (HBRS) provides a unique opportunity for clients to carry out their rehabilitation at their home. HBRS provides intensive short duration rehabilitation to clients who are residents of the Northern Sydney Area Health Service and who have suffered recent injury, illness or undergone surgery or have experienced an exacerbation of a chronic musculoskeletal or neurological condition.
Clients must be clinically appropriate and medically stable for the service, have functional, achievable rehabilitation goals, and be agreeable to receiving rehabilitation in their home. A minimum of two disciplines should be required and the client must have a GP who is familiar with their current medical needs.
The HBRS team consists of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, registered nurse (Manager), social worker and speech pathologist. Dietetics, neuropsychology and rehabilitation medical officer consultation is available, if required as part of the rehabilitation program. The type and frequency of the therapies will be determined by the clients needs and goals.
Referral for this service can be made by any member of the inpatient team or the clients doctor. Clients will be assessed by the HBRS Manager prior to discharge from hospital or commencement on the program. Enquiries and referrals can be directed to the Manager on (02) 98089687.
Driving Assessment & Rehabilitation Centre
The Driving Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre promotes independence and safety in driving for people with a range of disabilities or medical concerns. DARC provides driving assessments and re-training programs and assists people with special needs who may need advice and assistance to regain their licence or acquire their licence for the first time.
Contact the Driving Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre
for more information on +61 2 9808 9328.
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d-ability.org
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physiotherapyexercises.com
The aims of physiotherapyexercises.com are:
1. to provide a readily accessible educational resource for physiotherapists
2. to achieve the treatment ideas and training strategies of experienced physiotherapists
3. to provide physiotherapists with a simple way of compiling personalised and professional-looking exercise booklets for their patients
Royal Rehab Sexuality Clinic
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Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation
for People with an Acquired Brain Injury
The Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation Service is a new community reintegration service for people with acquired brain injury, set up as a joint venture between the Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney and Rehability Australia. This service provides a continuum of assessment, rehabilitation and ongoing support.
People who acquire a brain injury can often experience significant cognitive, physical, social, behavioural and emotional
difficulties that can affect their ability to live independently in the community. The Service supports and enables people to regain the functional and social skills they need to attain a quality of life and to live a chosen lifestyle with as much autonomy as possible.
Approach
The Service uses the neurobehavioural approach developed by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust in the UK. The neurobehavioural approach is proven to be effective in helping individuals with an acquired brain injury improve their functional skills and thereby reduce long-term care-costs.
The Service has a large inter-disciplinary team. A Senior Neuropsychologist/Clinical Psychologist leads the clinical service delivery. The support staff that work with service users are highly trained in order to deliver the interventions that are designed by the clinical team.
Each service user has an individual program of rehabilitation. This structured learning program includes personal and domestic activities of daily living, use of leisure time, community access skills, behavioural management interventions, sessions aimed at improving communication and mobilising skills, social skills training as well as vocational training and placements. The program is designed in such a way that large portions of it can be easily transferred to a new setting once an individual is discharged. Service users are encouraged to access the community with support for functional as well as social and leisure activities.
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