Caring Occupational Therapy Services
- Home Visiting Team
- NDIS Registered
- Equipment Prescription
- Home Modifications
- Comprehensive Assessments
- University Qualified
This service is performed by our experienced and compassionate
Occupational Therapists.
About Our OT Services
Meet our OT team leader who will explain functional capacity assessments, which is the most common type of OT assessment.
Introduction
The dedicated Occupational Therapy (OT) team from Total Health Choice support individuals through private home visits, NDIS participants, homecare package clients as well as aged care facilities throughout Melbourne.
All of our Occupational Therapists are fully qualified and hold a minimum of Bachelor of OT. Our OTs specifically address:
- Environmental assessments
- Functional rehabilitation
- Equipment requirements (i.e. prescribing appropriate wheelchairs, gait aids etc)
- Lodging assessment and request forms to the NDIS/NDIA
- Equipment trials
- Project management & quotes required for home modifications
Total Health Choice is proud to offer home modifications under several capacities, which include:, NDIS Participants, Home Care Package Clients & Private clients
The objective of home modifications is to support people in feeling confident, safe and mobile while accessing or living in their home. This ultimately allows individuals to live at home more independently and for longer!
Supported Independent Living
The purpose of Supported Independent Living (SIL) is to provide support for NDIS participants to help with daily tasks and develop skills to live as independently as possible.
We help with:
- Equipment requirements
- Environmental/home modifications
- Recommendations on what supports are required (i.e. if support is required whilst showering, dressing, performing shared tasks, meal preparation, cleaning, shopping and overnight care etc)
- Reviewing existing supports
- Liasing with the NDIS for funding requests
- Assistive Technology (AT)
- Helping people mobilise and access the community
Specialist Disability Accommodation
The purpose of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) under the NDIS is to provide housing for people with very high support needs, typically those with physical and/or intellectual disabilities who require varying levels of support.
We help with:
- Physiotherapy sessions
- Equipment prescription
- Assessments – including Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA), Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Assistive Technology (AT) Assessments
- Lodging funding requests to the NDIA
- Report writing
- Recommendations
At Total Health Choice we understand that Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Exercise Physiology delivered with compassion is highly meaningful and helpful for our community living with mental health challenges.
The term mental health refers to cognitive and emotional wellbeing, and it is becoming more widely recognised as a central component of overall health. We love the opportunity to help people holistically.
At Total Health Choice, we work with many patients who are dealing with mental health challenges. This includes conditions such as Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disease, Borderline personality disorder and Anxiety disorders.
We understand that people living with these challenges may feel dark, alone or forgotten, we’ll do our best to make people experience our values of trust, compassion and care.
Over time, our OTs support people with the NDIS progress reports to ensure they are receiving appropriate supports.
Benefits of Choosing Total Health Choice
Experienced and Qualified Occupational Therapists
These professionals have clinical experience in working with various physical and neurological conditions.
Our expertise ensures that you receive high-quality care and personalised support to address your specific needs.
Client-Centered Care
Total Health Choice is dedicated to providing compassionate and client-centered healthcare.
Our commitment to empathy and understanding helps create a positive and supportive environment for clients and their families.
Comprehensive Range of Services
Total Health Choice offers a wide range of occupational therapy services, including home modifications, functional capacity assessments, NDIS progress reports, and more.
This comprehensive approach allows you to access multiple services under one roof, making it convenient to address your occupational therapy needs
Meet Our Occupational Therapists
Gabi Occupational Therapist
Julia OT Team Leader
Lee Occupational Therapist
Mindy Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy FAQ
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Do I need a referral from a GP to book Occupational Therapy services?
No, you don’t need a referral from a GP.
You can refer yourself, we receive referrals from individuals, NDIS participants, support coordinators, support workers as well as home care package providers.
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What education and professional memberships do your Occupational Therapists possess?
All of our OTs registered with AHPRA and required to undertake mandatory professional development each year to maintain their registration.
Our OTs are also members of Occupational Therapy Australia.
All our team possess a criminal record check, working with children check, current first aid as well as personal and public indemnity insurance.
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I don’t own my property, can I still get Occupational Therapy?
Most definitely!
Most of the work our OTs do has low environmental impact and this is a non-issue. In the event we are conducting home modifications, we will liaise with the respective property owner and perform this aspect of the service. We are aware of Victorian legislation that governs this form of healthcare.
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What is the Occupational Therapy process in detail?
Step 1 – Enquiry
Please use our contact or referrals page, or call us directly to start the process. If you are an NDIS participant, please provide your NDIS number.
We’ll set up the initial assessment within 5 days.
At our discretion, we may perform a pre-home visit risk assessment over the phone. This may take up to 15 minutes.
Step 2 – Home Assessment
One of our compassionate Occupational Therapists will visit the residence to conduct an initial assessment. We will perform a home environment risk assessment – look at the environment to identify hazards and see if its safe for the individual, what assistive equipment could be helpful and if home modifications would be beneficial.
At this point, we will know what ongoing training will be required. Towards the end of the session, we will formulate a plan of how we will work together, and set meaningful goals. A goal could be improving upper limb dexterity to handle a kettle safely and pour a cup of tea. If the person is an NDIS participant, we will review their current NDIS plan.
Step 3 – Occupational Therapy Services
Our OTs mainly help with prescribing, trialling and implementing assistive equipment and technology. Examples of these include introducing ramps, handrails, wheelchairs, cushions for wheelchairs, shower chairs and toilet commodes.
We are also capable of delivering home modification projects, we liaise with the necessary property management and other third parties. We can create Scope of Works documents and submit these to the NDIA.
Step 4 – Ongoing Support
The frequency of rehabilitation sessions with our Physios & OTs varies, this information will be conveyed in our service agreement from the initial assessment. We work well with other healthcare companies and support our patients transitioning from our services.
University Trained, Experienced Occupational Therapists
Total Health Choice’s OTs have clinical experience with a range of physical and neurological conditions.
The term occupation refers to daily actions people perform. Our OTs work closely with individuals to reach high functional outcomes by optimising regular activities of daily living.
These outcomes relate to living safely at home, participating in the community, increasing independence and setting and achieving functional goals.
We work best with elderly individuals and adults living with a disability.
Contact Us Call Us1800 847 847