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PRE-ADMISSION CHECKLIST

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THINGS TO BRING:

  • Health Care card
  • Passport, or photo ID and birth certificate (if non-resident of Canada)
  • Travel insurance sufficient for 60 day stay in Canada (applicable to non-residents of Canada)
  • Long distance calling card
  • Toiletries
  • Stamps, envelopes, pens and paper (Email or Internet access in not provided)
  • Weather-appropriate clothing and recreation wear (i.e.; rain wear, good sneakers)

 

  • Shower shoes (flip flops or beach shoes)
  • Comfortable clothing sufficient for 7 days
  • Sleepwear (slippers, t-shirt, pajamas, housecoat, sweat pants)
  • Fitness wear (t-shirts, shorts, or track pants and runners) for use in the fitness room or outdoor walking paths
  • Money for extra requirements
  • Medications prescribed by physician

 

THINGS NOT TO BRING:

The following list contains items that patients are NOT ALLOWED to have in their possession while at Cedars. Any items denoted by an asterisk * will be destroyed upon admission.

  • Alcohol*
  • Bathing suits
  • Blankets
  • Books/Magazines of any kind
  • Cameras
  • Candles
  • Cards and games
  • Cellular telephones or pagers
  • Cheque books and cheques
  • Chewing tobacco
  • Cigarette rolling papers
  • Cigars that are alcohol flavoured
  • Clothing that depicts alcohol, drugs, sex, violence and gambling paraphernalia or casinos
  • Clothing which is ripped, torn or very dirty
  • Computers/electronic devices
  • Condoms
  • Drug paraphernalia*
  • Explosives
  • Felt pens and white out
  • Food or drinks brought in from outside Cedars*
  • Gambling paraphernalia*
  • Games
  • Gum
  • Hair dye
  • Electric hair shavers/clippers
  • Hair spray (aerosol is okay)
  • Keys
  • Knives
  • Light bulbs
  • Lottery or scratch tickets (will be mailed home to family)
  • Matches
  • Medications  and over-the- counter medications (unless prescribed)
  • Medication information printouts (unless given to you by our physician)
  • Mood altering chemicals*
  • Musical instruments
  • Nail polish and remover
  • Perfume, cologne, after-shave, strong perfumed lotions and bath products
  • Pictures/photo’s that depict alcohol/drug useage, gambling, violence or sex
  • Pornographic material*
  • Pillows
  • Purses
  • Scissors
  • Sexual devices
  • Sexually explicit clothing
  • Sheets
  • Sports equipment (exceptions which will be discussed with the clinical team)
  • Straight razors and/or razor blades.
  • Stuffed toys
  • Televisions, radios, stereos, clock radios, i- Pods, mp3 players, etc
  • Towels.
  • Umbrellas
  • Wallets
  • Weapons
  • Zippos, lighter fluid or butane (except curling iron refills)

Please be advised that any open packages of tobacco or cigarettes brought into treatment will be discarded. All clothing will be searched upon admission.

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*All clothing will be searched upon admission.