Home Assessment and Home Therapy

For many patients, travelling to a clinic site is not always possible.

We believe that in many cases, particularly in respect of elderly patients, or those who struggle with mobility, you get the most out of occupational therapy input within your own environment.

We also believe that by providing therapy within your own home, we can help you improve confidence and achieve your maximum functional level much quicker.

We offer a fully mobile service that can come to you within your own home or care home.

Our philosophy is based on promoting and enabling a better quality of life and our aim is to work with our clients to create truly personalised assessment and treatment to achieve your goals.

Offering holistic assessments, we would assess and work with you within your own environment and every day routine, with the aim to make your environment as safe as possible, and enable you to continue enjoying all the activities that you love.

We are more than happy to work with your family or carers, and aim to empower our clients to take an active part in their treatment to help them achieve their goals.

Any Occupational Therapist who visits you will be registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council.

As Occupational Therapists we are innate problem solvers, and can usually find a solution to most things life throws at us! We are skilled at navigating around complex issues, and finding a 'new normal' in situations where capabilities have changed.

Examples of things we may be able to help you with

Pre-hab and preparation for planned surgery e.g. a joint replacement
Rehabilitation post-op, post illness or an unexpected health event e.g. post cancer surgery
Advice and guidance regarding decisions around care
Advice and assessment for equipment and adaptations e.g. items that may ease you going about your normal day and completing every day tasks. Toileting aids, seating, bathing advice, small aids for kitchen tasks etc
Maintenance therapy e.g. you are keen to discourage deterioration of a health condition or to remain in your maximum physical and mental condition
Bed exercises, and positioning and stretches to maintain range of movement and comfort if you are unable to do this yourself
Assessment and planning of home exercise programmes
Pressure care advice
Advice regarding wheelchair purchase
Finding ways for you to continue with activities you may now be struggling to do
Suggesting ways and providing options to manage pain caused by arthritis and ageing e.g. hand splints to support or rest your joints so you can then continue to work or perform your daily routine pain free

Services

Home Assessment - An assessment of your physical environment and identification of things you could put in place in order to maintain or re-claim your independence, make your life easier, make your home safer and reduce potential for falls or injury. We can offer you advice/consultation and make recommendations for you to follow up, or we can help with any purchasing, trialling of equipment.
Home therapy and treatment sessions - we would offer assessment and identification of your goals, then work with you on how to achieve these in whatever capacity you wished.
- This may involve regular home treatment sessions with you which could involve exercises, joint mobilisation and stretches
- We may work with you on your transfers, how you move about during the day and access your bed, chair, toilet, shower for example.
- We can also work with you to ensure that you can still participate in your favourite activities e.g. cooking, dancing, going out, gardening, sports - and ENJOY your life!!