Occupational therapy in Dromana, by home visit. Falls prevention, equipment, access and home modifications for Home Care Package recipients and NDIS participants.
Dromana is two suburbs in practice. There is the flat foreshore strip, and there is everything up the hill toward Arthurs Seat — and they present completely different problems.
On the flat, the work is mostly inside the house: bathrooms, kitchens, bedroom transfers. Up the hill, the house is often the easy part and getting to it is the difficulty. Steep driveways, long flights of entry steps, and homes built into the slope with the front door a storey above the street are all normal here.
That geography is the reason we ask for the address before quoting a timeframe. A hillside home takes longer to assess properly and the recommendations are more likely to involve a builder.
Dromana is scheduled with the southern Peninsula run, often alongside Safety Beach, Rosebud and Capel Sound visits.
The mix here is close to even between Home Care Package and NDIS work.
Most common: falls prevention and home safety assessments, entry access reviews for hillside properties, bathroom equipment and modifications, and equipment for transfers. NDIS work includes functional capacity assessments, assistive technology and daily living support.
Dromana has a substantial Home Care Package population alongside NDIS participants of all ages.
The OT assessment is funded as a clinical support; equipment and home modifications come through the separate Assistive Technology and Home Modifications scheme. We work with self-managed and plan-managed participants. We are not able to take NDIA-managed plans.
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.
Dromana falls in the southern Peninsula visit run, usually the same day as Safety Beach, Rosebud or Capel Sound appointments.
Usually yes, though on steep blocks it is often about handrails, lighting, resting points and choosing a different entrance rather than a single fix. We assess what the block will physically allow before recommending anything.
Dromana sits in the southern Peninsula run, which is scheduled on set days rather than any day. Call and we'll tell you the next available run.
Suppliers deliver and install; we assess, prescribe and then check it is set up correctly and being used safely. That last step is part of the work, not an extra.
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.