Patients with medical problems which would take precedence over their psychiatric or behavioural difficulties. This may involve transfer to another Oak Ridge program for further care or return to the referral source. Recommendations for further treatment or case management accompany the patient at the time of transfer. Two separate treatment teams operate on two separate 20-bed wards. Patients are assigned to an appropriate security level of a multi-level system based on assessments of risk factors.
Patients enjoy activities consistent with their assigned security level.
Therapeutic Activities are independent of the Security management system. Each patient's Individual Treatment Plan is reviewed and revised every month, and includes medical, psychosocial and life skills programs which are generally provided in small group and individual formats. Ward 01 patients typically have a diagnosis of schizophrenia although psychotic personality disordered patients are also referred. All patients on this ward pose serious management problems involving disordered social behaviour. Patients are either on Ontario Review Board Disposition Orders, or are Involuntary patients under the Ontario Mental Health Act.