Occupational therapy in Rosebud for Home Care Package recipients and NDIS participants. Home visits for falls prevention, equipment, home modifications and daily living support.
Rosebud and the southern Peninsula have a markedly older population and far fewer allied health providers than the north. That combination is why a home-visiting OT is genuinely valuable here rather than merely convenient.
Many Rosebud residents are a long drive from the nearest alternative provider, and a good number no longer drive at all. Being asked to attend a clinic in Frankston is, for a lot of people here, the same as being told no.
Southern Peninsula visits are scheduled in blocks rather than one at a time — several appointments in the same area on the same day. That keeps travel charges down and makes the service sustainable. It also means Rosebud appointments are offered on particular days rather than any day, and we will tell you which days when you call.
Housing here runs from post-war beach cottages through to newer units. The cottages are where most of the modification work comes from: narrow bathrooms, step-down showers, and back doors with a single high step.
Rosebud is our strongest Home Care Package area, and most of the work reflects that.
Falls prevention and home safety assessments are the most common request — a room-by-room look at where the risks actually are. After that: shower and toilet equipment, bed transfers, grab rails and handrails, and minor bathroom modifications. Daily living work often focuses on keeping cooking, laundry and getting out to the shops possible.
NDIS work here is generally older participants and people with progressive conditions.
Rosebud is aged care territory first and NDIS second. Occupational therapy is a clinical support under Support at Home — you don't need a separate referral or a Medicare care plan, and your provider can arrange it or you can call us directly.
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.
Southern Peninsula visits are batched into set days so that travel doesn't eat the budget. Ask which days when you call and we'll book you into the next run.
Yes. Occupational therapy is funded as a clinical support. Your case manager can arrange it, or call us on 0478 687 771 and we'll talk to them.
All the way to Portsea. Rosebud, Capel Sound, Tootgarook, Rye, Blairgowrie, Sorrento and Portsea are all in the service area, scheduled in blocks by area.
No. There is no clinic. Assessments happen in your home, which is where the useful information is anyway.
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.