Home Care Physiotherapy – Physiotherapy at Home Visits

Physiotherapy FAQ

• What is an example of a complex case?

  One example of a complex case relates to Allodynia: a painful condition in which the patient does not have an injury but experiences significant – often debilitating pain in response to something that would not normally cause pain.

  This is also referred to as a Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, it is a neurological response that can be likened to phantom limb syndrome.

  Our clinical expertise enabled us to help the 21-year-old client who had been restricted by significant pain for more than a year. He required a CAM boot to move.

  We worked as part of a multidisciplinary team (namely, a pain physician) and he was able to walk comfortably within a matter of months.

• What types of goals has Vista Healthcare helped people achieve?

  We are very proud of our ability to support people towards their goals and the variety of challenges we have helped people overcome.

  At Vista Healthcare, we are mindful that seemingly small achievements can have an extraordinary impact on quality of life.

  Example 1

  A patient dealing with Parkinson’s disease had lost her capability to walk. She was determined to stay in her home, and she particularly did not want to use a hoist. She set herself the goal of being able to stand and look out her kitchen window as she had always done.

  Across a period of two months, we worked together and helped her become capable of standing from her wheelchair, walking ten metres to her kitchen window to view her beautiful property.

  This enabled her to feel empowered in her life. She recognised that with the right rehabilitation plan she could remain independent in her home, rather than moving to a residential facility.

  She would always comment “I just want to be in my house which I have lived in for 40 years and I decorated with the best Persian carpets”.

  Example 2

  A client had been wheelchair-bound for nearly four years; our therapy enabled him to stand up and walk again, initially with a parallel bar and then with a frame. That is a huge achievement, what an inspiration!

  An 85-year-old patient experienced a fall overseas and required a wheelchair to assist him during his recovery. Through this process, he lost motivation and didn’t feel capable of returning to walking. We worked together for months to enable him to regain his mobility and confidence. Initially this was in the form of getting out of bed independently of his carers, we then set a goal of walking around his home and veranda. This enabled him to watch his horses & grandchildren run around the yard. What may be a little change to us was a huge change for him.

  Example 3

  These are just some of the examples of the ways in which our Physiotherapy team can assist people. Helping people achieve their goals, increase capacity and to feel a sense of achievement is highly motivational for Vista.

  We are very passionate about helping people to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible.

  We advocate for the community, there are many people who are still unaware of the funding and interventions available to them, so we do our best to help people access Physiotherapy services (we are selfless and encourage people to obtain the provider that is right for them). 

• Do Vista Healthcare's Physiotherapists undertake professional development?

  All of our Physiotherapists are encouraged and supported to undertake ongoing education. Vista Healthcare understands that staff desire professional development and this leads to greater job satisfaction and performance.

  All of our Physiotherapists perform mandatory annually with AHPRA to maintain their registration.

  Staff are allocated a CPD allowance for areas of interest. This is usually spent in gerontology.

• What types of properties can Vista Healthcare visit?

  Our Physiotherapy sessions predominantly occur in someone’s home. However, we support clients in all environments and property types, such as:

  • Houses
  • Units
  • Rental properties
  • Supported Independent Living
  • Specialist Disability Accommodation
  • Retirement villages
  • Shared accommodation
  • Residential aged care facilities
  • Gyms/pools

  Vista Healthcare employs a diverse group of Physiotherapists that live around Sydney, so we really appreciate the opportunity to live and work in our community. Many of our staff are Alumni from the University of Sydney too.

• Who can access Vista Healthcare's services?

  Vista Healthcare primarily works with adults living with a disability, older adults and certain paediatric cases.

  We are NDIS registered.

  Our clinicians are mobile, meaning we visit people at their home,

  Our geographical coverage is extensive and includes North Sydney, as far north as the Hawkesbury River, North West Sydney, West Sydney, Greater Hills district, Blue Mountains & the Upper North Shore.

  We also operate in residential aged care facilities to provide in-house Physiotherapy, Pain Management Programs and Manual Handling Training and are well versed with the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI).