Being confident on your feet and feeling safe at home helps you live independently for longer.
Living safely at home shouldn't mean giving up your independence. With the right support, equipment and falls prevention advice, you can stay active, confident and in control of your daily life for longer.
Our Occupational Therapy team works with you to improve your safety, mobility and confidence through personalised assessments, and providing falls prevention strategies and practical solutions that help you continue living in your own home.
Our falls prevention support includes:
- Home hazard safety checks.
- Health and wellbeing checks which look at your overall nutrition, medical condition and mobility.
- Advice and support from our Dietitians to ensure you are eating well.
- Support from our team of Physiotherapists to develop an exercise plan to rebuild or maintain your strength and balance to help prevent falls.
- Prescribing suitable Assistive Technology, equipment and home modifications.
Assistive technology and home modifications
Assistive technology is any equipment or product to help you do your everyday activities. This can include:
- Mobility equipment like walking sticks and wheelchairs.
- Toileting devices such as bedpans.
- Items to help you eat like modified cutlery.
Home modifications are changes to your home to make it safer and more accessible. This can include simple modifications like grab rails and or modified door locks, or larger modifications like ramps.
If you need more complex assistive technology or home modifications, our experienced allied health professionals can help you access what you need. We can also:
- Organise the setup of your equipment or modifications.
- Teach you how to you use them properly.
- Organise any repair services if needed.
Assistance with Falls Prevention is provided by our Occupational Therapy team, and can be funded through the Commonwealth Home Support Program, the Support at Home program, or privately funded, whatever suits your situation.
We provide Occupational Therapy in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. To find the service region near you, please see our Availability details below.
To find out how to get started, call our Contact Centre on 1300 650 803 or complete our enquiry form today.
Call usFunding for in home aged care
Aged care can be funded by the Australian Government, or you can pay privately for services you want.
Support at Home program
More funding for older Australians with low to high needs to access services to stay healthy and connected at home.
Assistive Technology & Home Modifications Scheme
Additional funding to access products, equipment and home modifications to help you live independently at home.
Restorative Care
Services to help you improve your mobility in the comfort of your home.
Allied Health Services
Support to restore and maintain your strength, mobility and balance, so you can live safely and independently.
In home aged care services
Support to maintain your health and independence, so you can keep doing the things that are important to you.
Refer to us
Health professionals can refer patients for government funded aged care services by using the My Aged Care online referral tool, or by calling 1800 200 422. You can also make an e-referral from your practice management system.
For private services, patients do not require a referral or assessment and can contact us directly. However, you can contact us on a patient’s behalf by calling 1300 300 122.
Refer to us
Health professionals can refer patients for government funded aged care services by using the My Aged Care online referral tool, or by calling 1800 200 422. You can also make an e-referral from your practice management system.
For private services, patients do not require a referral or assessment and can contact us directly. However, you can contact us on a patient’s behalf by calling 1300 300 122.
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