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Occupational Therapist at Fort Healthcare
Fort Healthcare Occupational Therapists (OTs) are AHPRA registered allied health professionals in Australia, who can help you maintain, regain or improve your independence. Our OTs use a variety of techniques and equipment to help people overcome physical, sensory, cognitive, and emotional challenges that interfere with their ability to perform daily tasks.
In-Clinic Service Locations: Chatswood, Hurstville, Burwood
Mobile & Home Visit: All regions of Sydney
How can Fort Healthcare Occupational Therapists help me?
Fort Healthcare OTs work with people of any age, including children and older people, to help them do things that ‘occupy’ their time. These can include:
- Looking after yourself (self-care)
- Work or school
- Social activities
- Hobbies
- Being part of your community
Below is some of the condtions our OTs can help with:
- Physical disabilities: Stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, arthritis, amputations and etc
- Sensory processing disorders: Autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, sensory integration dysfunction and etc
- Mental health conditions: Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and etc
- Developmental delays: Cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, learning disabilities and etc
- Age-related conditions: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, frailty and etc
NDIS Funded Occupational Therapy Services
Fort Healthcare is NDIS registered provider. Our OTs are person-centred health prefessions concerned with promoting health and wellbeing through participation in occupations that bring meaning and purpose to your lives. We achieve this by working with NDIS participants, healthcare teams, family and support teams to enhance your ability to engage in the occupations you want, need, or are expected to do; or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support your occupational engagement.
Fort Healthcare is NDIS Registered Provider
NDIS funded services includes:
- Promoting independence in activities of daily living and enablement of social and economic participation
- Documentation of support needs including persons, equipments, environments and etc.
- Disabilityy related chronic disease managemnet
- Utilisation of a care team approach, including development of a care plan, team meetings, training of support workers where needed
- Functional capacity intervention
- Tailored ongoing treatments program
- Home based, school based, workplace based therapy
- Mental health interventions
- Positive behavior support
- Attendance at meetings: including ILP meetings, planning meeting, school meetings
Our OTs can provide the NDIS services at our clinics, at your home, at your school, at your workplace, or anywhere you prefer.
Our Occupational Therapists provide both NDIS assessments and therapeutic services.
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Home Care Package (HCP) Funded Occupational Therapy Services
- Self-care therapeutic intervention including: self care, domestic tasks and instrumental tasks
- Home based therapy
- Implementation of assistive or adaptive equipment
- Fall prevention
- Pressure care education and therapy
- Cognitive therapeutic intervention
- Implementation and Prescription of equipments
- Manual Handling and Training
- Neurological rehabilitation/management: stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease
Our OTs can provide the HCP services at our clinics or at your home or anywhere you prefer.
Our Occupational Therapists provide both HCP assessments and therapeutic services.
What do we accept?
- Medicare rebate with GP referral, gap fee may occur
- Private health insurances
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- Home Care Package
- DVA
- Mobile & home visit services
- Telehealth services
Which languages can we speak?
- English
- 普通话
- 粵語
Not Sure What You Need?
Simply give us a call and we are here to help.
Alternatively, walk into one of our clinics and let us take a closer look to suggest the best treatment you need.
Our Occupational Therapists' Key Roles
Assessment:
- Evaluate a person’s strengths, weaknesses, and limitations in performing everyday activities.
- Analyze the environment and identify any barriers to independence.
- Develop a personalized treatment plan based on the assessment findings.
Treatment:
- Provide interventions to improve a person’s ability to perform daily activities, such as:
- Self-care tasks (bathing, dressing, grooming)
- Home management (cooking, cleaning, laundry)
- Work or school activities
- Leisure activities
- Use various techniques and equipment, such as:
- Adaptive devices and assistive technology
- Sensory integration activities
- Exercise and movement programs
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Education:
- Educate patients and their families about their condition and how to manage it.
- Assist patients in setting realistic goals and developing coping mechanisms.