Nurse-Led Outreach Team
The Nurse-Led Outreach Team (NLOT) is a team of registered nurses at Sunnybrook that provide skilled, time-sensitive services to senior residents in the comfort of their own North Toronto Long-Term Care (LTC) Home.
Our goals
Reduce visits to the Emergency Department
Provide fast and easy access to urgent outpatient services
Smooth transitions between hospital and home
Build capacity of complex nursing skills in Long-Term Care
Our services
- Weekly in-home assessments and patient monitoring
- Advanced nursing care, including: medication review, G tube replacement/management, difficult foley insertion, CVAD maintenance and care, IV administration, clinical assessments
- Facilitation of urgent diagnostic imaging (Xray, CT, ultrasound) and other outpatient services (e.g. specialist referrals)
- Consultations in-person, by telephone or email
- Joint care planning with the primary physician and healthcare team
- Resources and education for complex nursing skills
Who we serve
The Nurse-Led Outreach Team serves the following Long-Term Care Homes in North Toronto:
- Sunnybrook Veterans Program
- Isabel and Arthur Meighen Manor
- Suomi-Koti Toronto Nursing Home
- Arirang Korean Long-Term Care Home
- Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged (Baycrest)
Our team
Doris Ho
Registered Nurse
(on leave)
Gian Fauni
Registered Nurse
Swati Rathod
Registered Nurse
Sue Spina
Registered Nurse
How to contact us for referral
If you have questions about our services, please contact us at SBNLOT@sunnybrook.ca or call 416-480-6100 ext. 680052.
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Weekends and Holidays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
