Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Services
Condition Specific Support
Provided by Fraser Health
Acquired Brain Injury Services provides life-skills support workers on a short-term, goals oriented basis and/or specialized residential services.
Provides rehabilitation, community support and residential services to adults who have experienced a brain injury. Service may be provided in the client's home.
Available to individuals with a brain injury acquired after birth and residing in the Fraser Health Authority region. Clients can be referred by a physician, health care provider, family member, or friend. Self-referrals are also accepted.
Available to individuals with a brain injury acquired after birth and residing in the Fraser Health Authority region. Clients can be referred by a physician, health care provider, family member, or friend. Self-referrals are also accepted.
For ABI Services you must have:
- medical evidence of an acquired brain injury (e.g. CT scan, MRI, Neurological / Physiatrist report)
- 19 years of age or older
- have healthcare service needs directly related to acquired brain injury, is medically stable, and does not require acute care.
- have no (or limited) funding or access to services from third-party sources.
- provides consent to receive services from ABIS (or client’s appointed representative)
- have identified goals within the areas of health, safety, recovery, behaviour management and independence
- requires behavioural support and individualized care to complete activities of daily living (ADL) and community living skills as a result of the ABI
Types of injury include:
- aneurysm
- hemorrhage
- infection
- anoxia/hypoxia
- traumatic brain injury
- stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic)
- arteriovenous malformation
- tumour
604-514-7430
Website: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service...
#201, 9440 - 202 Street, Langley, British Columbia, V1M 4A6
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (closed for lunch from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
Wheelchair accessible.
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Health professional referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Fraser Health:
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- Mental Health Supported Housing and Residential Program
- Fraser Health Mental Health Crisis Line - 24/7 emotional support
Availability
Service area: Fraser Health Area
Service Types Provided
Ways to Access
- Service provided 1:1 in-person
- Service provided at a single location
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.