Occupational Therapy - Community

• Community Occupational Therapists working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• They assess the occupational performance associated with everyday tasks
• Interventions are patient centred and are aimed at working with patient and carer/whanau needs

Interventions include

• education and advice to improve occupational performance
• rehabilitation programmes aimed at improving the outcomes of occupational performance
• advice and/or assistance with applications for home modifications and accessible environment
• assessment and advice regarding the provision of standard wheelchairs, seating and lying for activities of daily living
• cognition screening
• fatigue management & adapting occupations, life style design
• pain management

Locations

• Te Whare Karaka
  Ph (09) 486 8945 ext 43222
  Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm

• Waitakere Hospital
  Ph (09) 486 8945 ext 43222 
  Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm
• Hibiscus Coast Community Health Centre
  Ph (09) 486 8945 ext 43222 
  Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm
• Warkworth Community Services
  Ph (09) 486 8945 ext 43222 
  Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm