Occupational therapy in Somerville, by home visit. NDIS support for daily living, sensory processing and functional capacity assessments in the Peninsula's northern corridor.
Somerville has a younger profile than most of the Peninsula — more families, more school-age children, more working households. The enquiries that come from here reflect that.
Sensory processing questions come up more often in Somerville than anywhere else in the service area, usually from families who have been told their child or young person is having difficulty at school and want to understand what is actually happening rather than be handed a label.
Somerville sits on the northern corridor, close to Frankston and easy to reach from Hastings and Tyabb, which makes scheduling straightforward. It is often grouped with a Western Port or Frankston run.
Housing is mostly newer, single-storey and reasonably accessible, so major modification work is less common here than in the older southern suburbs.
The Somerville mix leans toward capacity building and sensory work rather than aged care.
Common requests: sensory processing assessment and regulation strategies, daily living skills for young adults building independence, work readiness and SLES-related support for school leavers, and functional capacity assessments for plan reviews.
Somerville is almost entirely NDIS. We work with self-managed and plan-managed participants. We are not able to take NDIA-managed plans.
School Leaver Employment Supports funding is relevant here more than in most Peninsula suburbs — see work readiness.
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.
Somerville is grouped with Frankston and Western Port visits, so appointments are usually straightforward to schedule.
Call and tell us who the appointment is for. We'll say straight away whether we're the right practice, and point you somewhere useful if we're not.
Sensory profiles are part of what we do, and we work with the people around the person — family, school, support workers — because a plan only one person knows about isn't a plan. Whether we can go into the school itself is worth a phone call.
Usually with what sits underneath work rather than with jobs: routine, stamina, transport and confidence. See work readiness, and call if you're not sure whether SLES funding applies.
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.