Equipment recommendations following a functional assessment
Care need assesments
Industry-related panel membership
Driving assesments
Clinical
In home and hospital patient assessments
Home, work, residential care & public facilities
Assessment of patient’s environmental needs
Expert OT advice to Building Project Managers
Advice to patient and family members
Assessments Provided:
Self-care
Domestic & maintenance
Transport/travel/mobility
Environmental/ access
Attendant care
Aged care assessments
Independent medico-legal
Independent legal medicine assesments
Driving assesments
Honorary:
Collaboration in policy development in health and other areas of practice
Lecturing (upon request)
Student supervision (when available)
Possible Intervention:
Equipment prescription
Home modification recommendations
Training and retraining
Education
Referral to other services
Coordination of services
Community mobility
Vocational assesments
Caseloads:
Catastrophic injuries such as Spinal Cord Injuries, TBI, Amputations, Burns, Traumatic births
Neurological conditions – for example, CVA
Musculoskeletal – for example, orthopaedic injuries
General surgery and medical
Aged care and dementia
Mental health accompanying physical injuries & other traumas
Adapting the environment to support the injury
Design and engineering of customised equipment or environmental modifications that support Rehabilitation is our speciality.
During the assessment, our therapists will identify the appropriate modifications needed to support the patient and their rehabilitation.
