Occupational Therapy plays a pivotal role in rehabilitation following any injury or change in function. As experts in cognition and function our occupational therapists can work with you to assess what cognitive domains need rehabilitation in order to help maximise your recovery, and by coupling this with functional rehabilitation we can work with you to achieve your goals.

Occupational Therapists will assist you to get back into regular daily tasks such as showering, dressing, cooking and budgeting as well as returning to your valued leisure activities and productive work where this is a goal.

For anyone whose experienced a life changing injury or diagnosis, transitioning back into your life and adjusting to cope with these changes can be incredibly daunting. By working us to set realistic (and ambitious) goals we can help you work towards living the life you want to as soon as possible.  Whether your goals are related to your daily life, hobbies or career we can work with you to create a goal orientated rehabilitation program.

Our Journey

What you can expect:

An occupational therapist committed to working with you to achieve your goals and get you back to living your life to its fullest potential. You can also expect that our therapy and recommendations will be based on up to date and relevant research that is tailored to meet your rehabilitation needs.

What we will do:

  • Meet with you at your home to discuss your injury, what rehabilitation (if any) you’ve received so far and explore what goals are most important to you in your rehabilitation
  • Assess and recommend any equipment or modifications you might need to get back home, or function better within it (eg: wheelchair, seating systems, pressure care, ramp, bathroom, kitchen)
  • Advise you on home/assistive technologies available that may increase your independence of help you achieve your goals
  • Work on areas of weakness you may have whilst optimizing your strengths to work towards achieving your goals
  • Facilitate your independence by working on strategies/techniques and equipment to help you complete tasks- and integrate these into you daily life
  • Equip you and everyone around you to support you and your rehabilitation goals everyday through education and training
  • Initial consultation: includes discussion about your injury, symptoms, what you want to achieve and how we will work together to help you achieve your goals
  • Assessment: Initial cognitive and/or functional assessments to determine where your difficulties lie after your accident- this is tailored to you depending on your accident and injury, and what assessment/s you may have already had in hospital
  • Therapy plan: if you decide we are the therapists for you we will work with you to formulate a therapy plan which can include cognitive rehabilitation, functional re training, goal setting, equipment/wheelchair provision, home alterations and many more tailored interventions to help you achieve your goals
  • Therapy sessions: based on your goals and therapy plan we will work with you on a regular basis to provide 1:1 therapy that works towards your goals, where possible we will include your family and friends to maximize your recovery potential

Optimal Living Therapy provides a number of other other rehabilitation services including, but not limited to, Home and functional assessments, falls prevention assessment/intervention, equipment prescription/assistive technology, and pressure care assessment/recommendations. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Q&A

Please use the contact page to get in touch and discuss your/your client/your family member’s situation. Once we know a little bit more about them we can advise you on the referral process.

Optimal living therapy works with:

  • Case managers
  • Rehabilitation physicians
  • Privately funded patients
  • Patients compensated by ICWA
  • NDIS funded clients
  • Any person who wishes to discuss their situation with us and find out if we can help