Available by appointment only.
The Community Therapy Service provides comprehensive, time limited rehabilitation tailored to meet the needs of individual clients and carers. Specialised treatment is offered in the following areas:
-- Aged Care
-- Amputee
-- Musculoskeletal
-- Neurology
-- Pain Management
-- Rheumatology
-- Vestibular
Clients are managed by a multidisciplinary team; the following disciplines may be offered:
-- Clinical Psychology
-- Dietetics
-- Exercise Physiology
-- Neuropsychology
-- Nursing
-- Occupational Therapy
-- Physiotherapy
-- Prosthetics
-- Recreational Therapy
-- Social work
-- Speech Pathology
Aims:
Community Therapy Service routinely provides interpreting services for clients from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.
-- To engage clients in goal directed specialised rehabilitation.
-- To facilitate transition to maximal functioning back in the community.
-- To promote and support self-management of chronic conditions.
-- Where appropriate, provide carer education to facilitate clients remaining safely in their own home.
Fees:
No charge for rehabilitation services.
Limited taxi transport available for clients assessed as having a need – contribution of $7 per return journey for taxi transport (Aged and Neurology Streams only).