Occupational therapy in Capel Sound, by home visit. Falls prevention, equipment and bathroom modifications for Home Care Package recipients and NDIS participants.
Capel Sound has an older population and more modest housing than its neighbours, and it is one of the areas where a home-visiting OT makes the most practical difference.
Much of the housing is original beach-cottage stock: compact, single-storey, with small bathrooms and step-down showers. These are the homes where a well-chosen shower stool and a pair of rails can be the difference between managing and not, without any building work at all.
Capel Sound is visited on the same run as Rosebud and Tootgarook, and people here often search for Rosebud because the boundary between them is not obvious from the street. If you are between the two, either page applies.
Home Care Package work dominates.
Most common: falls prevention and home safety assessments, bathroom equipment and grab rails, shower and toilet access, transfers, and practical daily living strategies for cooking, laundry and getting out.
Capel Sound is aged care territory first. Occupational therapy is a clinical support under Support at Home, and your provider can arrange it — or you can call us and we'll speak with them.
Peninsula Pathways is a sole-practitioner practice. Louise is an AHPRA-registered occupational therapist, Peninsula-born and based, working across the NDIS and aged care systems.
Capel Sound sits in the same visit run as Rosebud and Tootgarook, so appointments are grouped by day rather than offered any day.
Effectively yes — both are visited on the same southern Peninsula run, often on the same day. If you're not sure which suburb you're technically in, it makes no difference to us.
Sometimes, and sometimes the better answer is equipment and a change to how the task is done. Small beach-cottage bathrooms are common here, and we assess what the space will physically allow before recommending anything.
Generally yes, subject to what else the budget is committed to. Your case manager can confirm the available balance.
Yes, Australia-wide. Telehealth suits review sessions, coaching and planning work. Anything that depends on seeing the space — home modifications, falls risk, equipment fit — needs a home visit.
No. NDIS participants need occupational therapy funding in their plan; Home Care Package recipients can have it arranged by their case manager or contact us directly. Neither route requires a GP referral.
Make a referral using the online form, ask a question, or just say hello. We reply within two business days.