Aged Care

Are you or a loved one looking to maximise your independence, stay safe, overcome barriers and improve your quality of life?

Key Elements Health can help.

What We Do:

  1. We assess you within your home and social environment. We look at your abilities and any medical, age-related or functional issues you may have. We will help you identify what you need and want to be able to do.

  2. We identify what barriers may be stopping you achieving your goals. We work with you to develop a plan and set goals.

  3. We then work together on helping you overcome the barriers, so you move towards goal achievement.

Assessment & recommendations may include:

  • Alternate techniques to perform a task

  • Movement & exercise

  • Falls prevention

  • Home safety assessments

  • Equipment for the home

  • Home modifications

  • Personal alarms

  • Manual handling assessments and recommendations

  • Mobility assessments & recommendations

  • Wheelchair assessments & recommendations

  • Seating assessments & recommendations

  • Bed assessments & recommendations

  • Support for family & family meetings

  • Support for transitioning to residential or aged care facilities

  • Support for cognitive changes

  • Sensory modulation education and assessments

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Home Modifications Assessments

Ensuring a safe and accessible home environment is crucial for older Australians who wish to remain at home. At Key Elements Health we conduct home modifications assessments to help you maintain your independence while living comfortably in your own home.

During a home visit, we assess your living environment to identify any areas that may benefit from modifications. These assessments aim to enhance safety and accessibility, enabling you to navigate your home safely and with ease. Based on the assessment, we may recommend various modifications such as:

  • Installation of handrails and grab bars,

  • Widening doorways for easier access,

  • Adding ramps for wheelchair accessibility,

  • Bathroom modifications to ensure safety during personal care activities.

Key Elements Health provides recommendations, assessments, ongoing education, advice and support to help you manage independent living. Whether you’re receiving services through a Home Care Package, a Veteran or directly, our goal is to create a living environment that supports your well-being and independence.

Equipment and Assistive Technology Assessments

Choosing the right equipment and assistive technology is essential for maintaining mobility and comfort at home. Key Elements Health conducts in-home equipment and assistive technology assessments tailored to older adults to ensure you, or your family have the right tools to support your daily activities.

We provide clinical assessments, expert advice, and product recommendations tailored to your specific needs. This includes seating and positioning systems, mobility aids, and other assistive technologies. We consider various factors during the assessment, such as:

  • Mobility and posture needs,

  • Safety and injury prevention,

  • Continence care and overall comfort.

Our goal is to ensure that the equipment and assistive technologies prescribed are not only effective but also enhance your quality of life. We provide educational support to help you and your caregivers understand how to use the equipment properly, ensuring that it meets your needs in both aged care settings and home care environments.

Aged Care FAQs

  • When trying to understand occupational therapy, people tend to get stuck on the word occupation, relating it purely to a job. Occupational therapist use the word "occupation to mean the things we do everyday, how we occupy our time. Therefore Occupational therapy is therapy for things we do everyday.

    Occupations include looking after ourselves (self cares or pADLs) such as eating, dressing, bathing, toileting etc; looking after/organising our environment (self management or iADLs) such as washing, cooking, cleaning, shopping, engaging in meaningful activity.

    Occupational therapists work with people to find ways to complete these tasks that may have become difficult after a change.

    1. Referral - This usually involves receiving a referral from a support coordinator or other allied health professional

    2. Discussion - Phone call or face to face interview to determine if the services Key Elements health provides are inline with client’s needs

    3. Service agreement - If both parties agree that Key Elements Health is the right fit, then a service agreement is provided and signed.

    4. Assessment - Complete a functional capacity assessment (if required). Determine needs and goals

    5. Intervention - Get into some therapy!

  • Our Occupational Therapists can assess, recommend and support a variety of modifications to make your home safer and easier to navigate. This might include installing handrails and grab bars, widening doorways for better access, adding ramps for wheelchairs, or adjusting your bathroom for safer personal care. Each recommendation is tailored to your needs, with the goal of helping you stay independent in your own home.

  • If you’re finding it harder to move around, complete daily tasks or stay comfortable and safe at home, you might benefit from specialised equipment or assistive technology. Our Occupational Therapists will visit your home to assess your situation and suggest the right equipment for you, whether it’s a wheelchair, walker, or a specific seating and positioning system. We ensure that whatever is recommended is clinically suitable and helps you live as independently as possible.

  • Absolutely. Our Aged Care Occupational Therapy services are available through your Home Care Package. We work with your Home Care Package manager or provider to make sure the supports we provide fit within your care plan and budget, ensuring you get the most from your funding to support your independence and wellbeing at home.

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We acknowledge and pay respects to the people of the Yugambeh language region of the Gold Coast and all their descendants both past and present. We also acknowledge the many Aboriginal people from other regions as well as Torres Strait and South Sea Islander people who now live in the local area and have made an important contribution to the community.

We acknowledge people with lived experience of mental ill-health and recovery and the experience of people who have been carers, families, or supporter

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