Our Services
Lifespan Therapy Services can provide a range of therapeutic supports. We offer Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy services within the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and Hunter regions. We offer community and home based therapy services.
Lifespan Therapy Services accepts private referrals, NDIS clients, Home Care Package clients and iCare clients.
The Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists at Lifespan Therapy Services can offer the following:
Occupational Therapy
Functional capacity assessments
Supported Independent Living assessments
Specialist Disability Accommodation assessments
Capacity building assessments and interventions
Care Needs Assessments
Home modification assessments and recommendations
Review of pressure care needs and prescription of assistive technology
Support Worker / Carer training on functional capacity, care needs and use of assistive technology
Upper limb assessments, interventions and management
Seating and positioning assessments and intervention
Assistive technology assessments, trials and implementation
Cognitive and perceptual assessments
Intervention for capacity building including increasing independence and participation in self care tasks, domestic tasks, meal preparation, shopping and community access
Development and implementation of ADL and therapy programs
Therapy Assistant services
Physiotherapy:
Complex mobility assessments and prescription of mobility aids to improve client and carer safety
Strength and conditioning programs
Falls prevention assessments and education within the home, SIL and community settings
Manual therapy to assist with pain management
Injury assessment and management
Hydrotherapy programs and assessments
Dry needling
Prescription of braces and splints and other adaptive devices
Aged care assessments
Assistive technology prescriptions
Training to Support Workers, Carers and Families on individual client needs, functional abilities, capacity building and assistive technology use.
Therapy Assistant services