Who Can Access Occupational Therapy Services?
Our Occupational Therapy (OT)team assists clients to safely and confidently achieve the tasks of daily life in the home, the workplace and the community.
Vista Healthcare is able to help children, adults (over 18) and older adults. We have extensive experience servicing the aged care sector.
- NDIS participants
- Homecare package clients
- Private paying individuals
- Workcover, CDP, DVA, STRC
- Residential aged care
The term occupational refers to the daily tasks we perform. So Occupational Therapy is broad in nature, helping each individual achieve the necessary functional capacity to perform these tasks.
Home Visiting Occupational Therapists
How are Occupational Therapy Services Delivered?
Vista Healthcare provides interventions under a range of capacities.
- Home visits
- Environmental assessments & strategies
- Submitting NDIS request forms for Assistive Technology
- Managing home modifications projects
- Prescribing, trialling & reviewing assistive equipment
People have inspiring goals they want to achieve! These goals can relate to many different areas of life.
In all of these cases, our clinicians would work closely with the individual to guide and support progress towards these goals. Goals are reviewed as necessary.
Our OTs Specifically Address
- Fine motor skills (handwriting, the ability to play piano)
- Gross motor skills (walking, or safely moving from sitting to standing)
- Cognitive skills (concentration, multitasking)
- Self-care skills (dressing, using the bathroom, making breakfast safely)
- Visual perception (overcoming changes in flooring, as well as improving lighting through home modifications)
- Organisational skills
- Falls prevention
- Social engagement skills (prevalent in pediatrics)
Equipment Prescription
Our OTs are commonly contacted to review and prescribe equipment that help improve safety and independence.
Assessments are conducted to identify equipment that will be helpful for their individual circumstances. Assistive equipment can include the following:
- Wheelchairs, both manual and electric
- Specialised cushions
- Scooters
- Beds and mattresses
- Adapted cutlery
- Walking aids
- Hoists
NDIS Occupational Therapy
In the event a patient is receiving funding for equipment (i.e. NDIS participants) we are able to lodge equipment request forms and help obtain funding for equipment that is clinically reasonable and necessary.
We are experienced with complex AT request forms, we are experienced in handling feedback from the NDIS to justify reasonable and necessary supports.
There are cases where a multitude of equipment may be beneficial. Vista Healthcare will work with equipment suppliers to trial the equipment with the patient before committing to purchasing.
Home Modifications
Home modifications encompass a range of changes to a property aimed towards increasing safety and independence.
There are minor environmental as well as significant environmental impact modifications.
Home modifications can include:
- Rails
- Non slip surfaces for wet areas
- Ramps
- Bathroom/kitchen redesigns
- Access changes
- Stair climbers
We also carry out report writing, planning of proposed works, and submission of paperwork to relevant bodies including the NDIS and the Department of Housing.
We are mindful every property type will have a unique ownership agreement, and we are aware of the NSW legislation that governs this aspect of healthcare.
Vista Healthcare coordinates with contractors who carry out the physical works; this assists in streamlining the process to ensure the project is turned around efficiently.
Recommendations for home modifications are based on a comprehensive assessment carried out by our expert clinicians, taking into account the patient’s capabilities, limitations, goals, and existing environment.