Central Coast Occupational Therapy

At Central Coast OT we believe in a holistic, client-centred approach to assessment, goal setting and intervention.
We offer the following services to enable our clients and their families maximise their independence in everyday life.

- Specialist home assessments
- Home modifications
- Mobility equipment prescription ( including powered and manual wheelchair options)
- Aged care services
- Paediatric intervention
- Workplace assessments
- Ergonomic assessments

Aged Care Services:
At Central Coast OT we understand that the ageing population wants to enjoy their retirement in the comfort of their own homes. To maximise and maintain independence in activities of daily living (ADL's) we offer a full service to the ageing community.

- Home assessments and recommendations
- Advice and assistance
- Assistive equipment prescription for degenerative and acute conditions.
- Home modifications
- Falls prevention education
- Pressure and postural care
- DVA referrals welcomed

Paediatric Intervention:
Central Coast OT offers a wide range of services to our paediatric clients and their families. Through a holistic, client-centred approach to treatment our clients receive an individualised, tailored treatment plan in line with their goals.

We offer our range of services to children with a variety of diagnoses including but not limited to;

- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Intellectual and Physical Disabilities
- Syndromes
- Developmental Delay

Our services include;
- Sensory Processing interventions
- Handwriting support
- Fussy Feeders
- The ALERT program
- Parents As Case Coordinators groups
- Sensory Defensiveness, The Wilbarger treatment approach
- Social skill development
- Attention/Concentration difficulties
- Motor planning
- Balance and coordination
- Self care skills (dressing, toileting, feeding etc)
- Fine motor development
- Gross motor development
- Group intervention
- Home based therapy
- Clinic based therapy
- School/ preschool visits
- Assistance with school transition

In the Workplace:
Central Coast OT provides assistance to employers and employees with the return to work process.

- Workplace Assessments
- Suitable Duties/Return to work plans
- Ergonomic Assessments

We offer training and assessing in Manual Handling, Sensory Processing and pressure care principles.

Assistive Equipment Prescription:
Central Coast OT are highly experienced in prescribing assistive equipment to maintain or replace function in daily life. Postural analysis with a focus on minimising pressure injuries is of the upmost importance to us. As such we are proud to work closely with highly specialised international seating companies to address such issues.

At Central Coast OT we are dedicated to providing you with the highest level of professional care. We are passionate about enabling our clients to maximise and maintain the highest level of function and independence in their activities of daily living. We work closely with local allied health practitioners and medical professionals including;

- Speech Pathologists
- Physiotherapists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Paediatricians
- General Practitioners

We are registered providers of the NDIS, Betterstart and Fahcsia. We accept all major health funds and medicare rebates are available.

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