Occupational therapy in Portsea, by home visit. Visits are scheduled in blocks at the far end of the Peninsula, with telehealth between, so the service stays reliable.
Portsea is the furthest point in the service area and the smallest population in it. We'd rather be straightforward about what that means than pretend distance doesn't exist.
Portsea visits are scheduled in blocks. When we come down this end, we come for the day and see several people across Portsea, Sorrento and Blairgowrie. That keeps travel charges reasonable and makes the service sustainable, but it does mean appointments here are offered on particular days rather than on request.
Between visits, telehealth does more of the work than it would elsewhere — reviews, coaching, planning, checking whether a piece of equipment is being used the way it was set up. The in-person visits are reserved for the things that genuinely need someone in the room.
If you need frequent, short-notice contact, an OT based closer will serve you better, and we'll say so.
Assessment-led work suits Portsea best: a thorough visit, a clear written plan, equipment and modifications arranged, then review by telehealth.
Common requests: falls prevention and home safety, access and entry assessments, equipment prescription, and daily living strategies.
Home Care Package and private funding are the usual routes here, with a small number of NDIS participants.
Where private arrangements suit better, call and we'll talk it through. Package funding →
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.
Portsea is a scheduled block visit, not an on-demand one. Telehealth covers the gap between visits.
In blocks rather than on request. When we come down this end we see several people in one day across Portsea, Sorrento and Blairgowrie. Call and we'll tell you when the next run is.
For some of it, yes — reviews, coaching, planning, and checking equipment is being used properly. Anything that needs someone to look at the space in person is kept for the visit.
If you need frequent short-notice contact, possibly, and we'll tell you that honestly at the first call. For assessment-led work with review in between, the block-visit model works well.
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.