VistaCentre.ca
Title
Vista Centre
Description
History
Vista Centre is a publicly incorporated, non-profit agency which was founded in 1985 to promote residential services to adults 18 years or older living with the effects of an acquired brain injury. In 1992 Vista Centre created the Supported Independent Living (SIL) Program, offering for the first time its service to individuals living in their own environment. In 2001 Vista Centre expended its SIL program by tripling the number of staff members. The services provided are overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of stakeholders’ representative of the community at large.
Due to the life altering effects of a brain injury, Vista Centre has made a commitment to ensuring that the delivery of services is based primarily upon the unique and individual needs of each person. Long term support programs are often necessary and are provided as long as there is potential for goal achievement.
Teams consisting of clients, family member/significant others, staff members and community professionals work together as an integrated team to provide a holistic approach to support the client. Intervention/support is provided in the least intrusive way and is based on the principles of empowerment and facilitation to ensure an optimum level of personal control and self esteem is achieved by each individual.
