Rehabilitation and continuing care hospital in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter's Hospital

Part of Hamilton Health Sciences.

Address
88 Maplewood Avenue, Hamilton, ON L8M 1W9
Emergency department
No
Type
Rehabilitation and continuing care hospital
Operator
Hamilton Health Sciences
Website
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca

Senior & geriatric services

Geriatric Outpatient Clinic

Centre for Healthy Aging

Health care services for older adults through clinics, home visits, and consultations services to long-term care homes. Services and Programs: Geriatric Medicine and Home Visiting Services Geriatric Psychiatry Clinics and Home Visiting Services.

How to access: Medical referral required * patient/substitute decision-maker must consent to referral

Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated July 2026

Rehabilitation

Neurological Rehabilitation

Complex Care

Short-term inpatient rehabilitation program for people who have multiple or complex medical needs and functional challenges due to degenerative disease, stroke, or neurological conditions.

How to access: Medical referral required

Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated July 2026

Stroke Rehabilitation

Complex Care

Short-term inpatient rehabilitation program for people who have multiple or complex medical needs and functional challenges due to degenerative disease, stroke, or neurological conditions.

How to access: Medical referral required

Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated July 2026

Inpatient Rehabilitation

Restorative Care

Inpatient program providing low intensity, longer stay treatment and rehabilitation therapy for people with multiple medical and/or functionally complex conditions. Services provided by a physician, nurse practitioner, social worker, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, rehabilitation assistants, speech language pathologist, communicative disorders assistant, dietitian, pharmacist, nurses, registered practical nurses, respiratory therapist, and clinical nurse specialist/wound care specialist. Typical stays last 60 days.

How to access: Medical referral required

Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated November 2025

Memory, dementia & mental health

Geriatric Psychiatry

Education and support in managing or preventing responsive behaviours for older adults and their caregivers that may be associated with dementia, complex mental health, substance use, addiction, or neurological conditions. Responsive behaviours include aggression, wandering, physical resistance or agitation. Services and Programs: Brant Haldimand Norfolk - Long-Term Care Home Mobile Team Brant Haldimand Norfolk - Transitional Lead BSO Community Team BSO Connect Burlington - Long-Term Care Home Mobile Team Burlington - Transitional Lead Hamilton - Long-Term Care Home Mobile Team Hamilton - Transitional Lead Hospital Clinical Lead Program Niagara - Long-Term Care Home Mobile Team Niagara - T.

How to access: Call or visit website

Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated December 2025

Dementia Care

Education and support in managing or preventing responsive behaviours for older adults and their caregivers that may be associated with dementia, complex mental health, substance use, addiction, or neurological conditions. Responsive behaviours include aggression, wandering, physical resistance or agitation. Services and Programs: Brant Haldimand Norfolk - Long-Term Care Home Mobile Team Brant Haldimand Norfolk - Transitional Lead BSO Community Team BSO Connect Burlington - Long-Term Care Home Mobile Team Burlington - Transitional Lead Hamilton - Long-Term Care Home Mobile Team Hamilton - Transitional Lead Hospital Clinical Lead Program Niagara - Long-Term Care Home Mobile Team Niagara - T.

How to access: Call or visit website

Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated December 2025

Palliative care

Palliative Care

Palliative Care Program

End-of-life care for people with a life-threatening illness. Focuses on maintaining the comfort, quality of life, spirituality, autonomy, and dignity of each patient while supporting family members.

How to access: Call * accepts self-referrals

Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated October 2025

Referrals

Many hospital programs for older adults need a referral from a family doctor, nurse practitioner or Ontario Health atHome care coordinator. Here is what each program says:

  • Palliative Care: Call * accepts self-referrals
  • Geriatric Psychiatry: Call or visit website
  • Dementia Care: Call or visit website
  • Neurological Rehabilitation: Medical referral required
  • Stroke Rehabilitation: Medical referral required
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation: Medical referral required
  • Geriatric Outpatient Clinic: Medical referral required * patient/substitute decision-maker must consent to referral

Location

Retirement communities nearby

Within about 10 km, nearest first.

Long-term care homes nearby

Home care in Hamilton

Private home care agencies that can help after a hospital stay. See our guide to leaving hospital in Ontario.

Other hospitals nearby

All hospitals in Hamilton

Frequently asked questions

Does Hamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter's Hospital have an emergency department?

Hamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter's Hospital is not listed in Ontario Health atHome's directory of emergency departments. For an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

Does Hamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter's Hospital have geriatric services?

Yes. It lists geriatric outpatient clinic.

Does Hamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter's Hospital offer rehabilitation?

Yes. It lists neurological rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation, inpatient rehabilitation.

Does Hamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter's Hospital offer palliative care?

Yes, Hamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter's Hospital lists palliative care services.

Location from the Ontario Ministry of Health's service provider locations; services from Ontario Health atHome's healthline directory. Senior Care Path is not affiliated with this hospital. Details change, so confirm with the hospital before you go.

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