At Windward Healthcare we empower individuals to engage in their daily lives with authenticity, resilience, and value.  

The name ‘Windward’ symbolizes the strength and support we offer our clients, harnessing the right tools and individual strengths to navigate through life’s challenges towards meaningful outcomes.  

Community-based and client-centered, Windward Healthcare offers personalized customer service, meaningful support, and exceptional care. We focus on tangible, functional gains, taking a fulsome approach to understanding and addressing our clients’ needs.  

Values

Windward Healthcare values compassion, education, collaboration, leadership, and integrity. We approach healthcare and business with curiosity, innovation, and transparency, believing that through collective efforts we can sail through challenges and celebrate successes.  

Inclusivity Statement

At Windward Healthcare, we understand that healthcare is deeply personal. We provide care that embodies dignity, respect, and compassion for all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability, or socioeconomic status.

We offer our clients, team, and partners an open environment that honours diversity, encourages self-expression, and fosters inclusion and belonging.

We recognize that achieving diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is a dynamic journey that requires continuous learning, effort, and commitment. We are united in this journey through our ongoing advocacy, partnerships, and professional development.

Vision

To create a community where everyone is supported to thrive in their lives with confidence.

Reach Out

Whether you’re an adult, youth, or kiddo, we’ve got the inside scoop on how occupational therapy can transform your ability to thrive. Our friendly, knowledgeable team are ready and waiting to start your journey towards success.  Let’s get started, give us a call or send us a message below, we can’t wait to hear from you!  

Location & Contact

Serving clients in Vancouver Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Sea-to-sky corridor, Sunshine Coast, and Nanaimo.

Corporate Address: Unit 227 – 4388 Still Creek Drive Burnaby BC, V5C 6C6

Phone: 604-364-8631

Email: info@windwardhealthcare.ca

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Empowering Every Step, Roll, Hop, or Glide of Your Journey

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy is the service provided by an Occupational therapist (OT). OTs are licensed healthcare professionals dedicated to helping people of all ages participate in their daily activities. OTs help clients overcome obstacles, which may stem from physical, cognitive, emotional, mental, environmental, and/or institutional factors.

Interventions are based on client goals and may include: 

• Teaching and practicing new skills.  
• Adapting activities or modifying the environment.
• Providing equipment or assistive devices.
• Offering guidance and education.
• Collaborating with others.

Follow the link below to watch a short video created by UBC’s 2013 occupational therapy class to learn more about occupational therapy.

Windward Healthcare: improving function by charting the right course.

Adults

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Children and Youth

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Organizations We Work With

Supporting all ages covered through ICBC’s recovery benefits. We direct bill and there is no cost for OT services once pre-approved.

Supporting children (ages 6-18), their families, and communities. We direct bill to AFU and can help you with securing funding.

Supporting workers covered under WSBC for physical injury, mental health, and brain injury.

When families have been approved for funding, we provide direct billing to AFU, and can support families with the RTP/form submission process.

Honoured to support Veterans and RCMP who have sustained physical, psychological, and/or brain injury.

Working with a number of schools to support children and youth excel in their important roles as a student and growing child. Connect with us to see if we are partners with your school.

Contact us to see if we direct bill to your LTD or extended benefits.

We are pleased to accept payment through credit card, e-transfer, and cheque.

Navigating Care Together

Let’s connect to set up the right resources for moving forward.  Reach out by calling or sending us a message, we can’t wait to hear from you!  

What is Occupational Therapy?

Learn more about the wonderful world of occupational therapy by visiting our services page or watching a short video created by UBC’s 2013 occupational therapy class.

PODCASTS

Huberman Lab with Dr. Andrew Huberman.

The Neurodiversity Podcast with Emily Kircher-Morris.

Good Inside with Dr. Becky Kennedy.

The Neurodivergent Women with Dr. Monique Mitchelson and Dr. Micheele Lovick.

Pain Reframed with Dr. Timothy Flynn and Dr. Jeff Moore.

Guided Meditations offered by UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center.

Must Reads

Explain Pain (and Supercharged) by D.S. Butler & G.L. Moseley

Back in Control by Dr. D. Hanscom

When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate

The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Setting My Sights on Stigma by Mark Bouchard

An Occupational Therapist’s Guide to Sleep and Sleep Problems Edited by A. Green & C. Brown

Websites

Live Plan Be is Pain BC’s excellent website offering webinars, videos, articles, forums, and much more related to topics such as pain, anxiety, depression.

Brainstream.ca Learn is the BC Brian Injury Association’s website and is geared towards providing access to information for those who have acquired a brain injury, their family members and healthcare providers.  They have many educational video’s and links to local resources.

BC Children’s Hospital has resources, tips, toolkits helping children, youth, and families navigate through mental, physical, emotional challenges.

Communicable Disease Plan

What are Communicable Diseases?

Communicable diseases are illnesses caused by viruses and bacteria that can spread through: direct contact with a person or animal who has the virus or bacteria, breathing in contaminated air or droplets (e.g. from coughing or sneezing), contact with bodily fluids or contaminated surfaces, ingestion of contaminated substances (e.g. food, water), or bites from diseased animals/insects. Examples of some communicable are: influenza, COVID-19, common cold, pink eye, tick-borne diseases.

Windward’s Communicable Disease Plan:

Windward Healthcare actively works with the health authorities, our licensing body, our team, partners, and clients to help prevent the transmission of communicable diseases while continuing to deliver effective and timely service. Our disease plan adapts based on time of year/level of communicable disease, location, recommendations from authorities, and specific client considerations. Contact us to discuss real-time information on our communicable disease plan.     

What if I’m feeling sick?

Sorry to hear that! Being sick is a normal part of human existence. More often than not, we can take precautions in order to safely continue with services.

When you feel sick, please contact your Windward Healthcare clinician as soon as possible to navigate next steps.

Next steps often include completing a brief health screen, adding layers of protection (e.g. distancing, extra sanitizing, masking, adding airflow), moving session location (e.g. outdoors, ventilated space, telehealth), changing session tasks to what feels manageable for you, limiting persons attending, and lastly rescheduling*.

*Late cancellation fees may apply.     

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