Independent Living Services-

NRIO’s Independent Living program offers clients the opportunity to regain their independence and to return to living in their own or shared apartment. Our first independent living project was opened in 2005, in the Lakeshore area of Toronto. This six-plex apartment building is one block away from the lake and close to shopping, restaurants, recreation and public transportation into downtown Toronto. Other clients participating in the Independent Living program maintain their own apartments throughout the city and receive services from NRIO’s rehabilitation staff.

Clients in the NRIO independent living program receive support from our Rehabilitation Therapists and can continue in restorative therapies with our physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists. Each individual’s return to an independent lifestyle can be maximized through practical and functional solutions to the barriers related to their brain injuries.

The NRIO Independent Living program works with community-based services which are already in place for some clients. Our services can provide a specific rehabilitation component to complement an existing program or extend a full range of services to an individual.