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[Case Study] – David’s aged care home physio experience.
Here’s the story of our client, David, who, with the help of his sister, Terry, and a TPC physio, improved his strength, balance and confidence with a series of physio appointments in his aged care home.
Now David’s back to his favourite hobby – playing indoor golf!
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Need a private physio to visit you, your Mum or Dad in an aged care facility?
Getting caring and personalised help from a physiotherapist in an aged care facility or a nursing home is not always easy.
And getting to a physio clinic for residents of aged care facilities is almost impossible.
We can help by coming to your aged care facility!
- guide you through how we work together and book the first appointment over the phone;
- a private physiotherapist will then visit you in your room for your first appointment;
- the physio will listen closely to what pain and/or health problems that are troubling you;
- they will then complete an assessment of your injury and /or what’s causing the problem/s.
- after the assessment, the physio will create a one-page plan to achieve your health goals**;
- once we have agreed on the the plan, your physio will conduct physiotherapy treatment in the most convenient location possible: in your aged care facility.
**We can share the goal plan with family and/or doctors and carers so we all work together on helping smash the goals!
Why choose The Physio Co?
Our team are specialists in helping older people be as mobile, safe and happy as possible.
We’re excited about helping you!
Physiotherapy in Aged Care Facilities
Our team of professional experienced physiotherapists specialise in physio for older people, not only are they skilled, and exceptionally good* but they are also a warm and caring team who will lift up your spirits whilst following a physio treatment plan designed specifically for you. Â
Our goal at The Physio Co is to keep older people mobile, safe and happy for as long as possible – and we are very serious about this! We believe that fun is an essential part of every treatment plan – we want you to look forward to your physio appointment and maintain motivation to keep doing the exercises and activities designed to help you.
*It goes without saying that all our physiotherapists are qualified and fully trained.
Your First Physiotherapy Appointment
If you are looking for physiotherapy in an aged care facility, just give us a call on 1300 797 793 and we will set up a time and we will come right to you. During the first appointment your physiotherapist will make an assessment of your injury or difficulty and develop a treatment plan. For your appointments, you choose where you would be most comfortable obtaining treatment, in your room or somewhere else within your aged care home, the choice is up to you and the availability of suitable facilities.
How Aged Care Physiotherapy Can Help
Physiotherapy for older people can be essential in keeping you mobile, safe and happy for as long as possible. Our aged care physiotherapists are experienced in treating all of the conditions and problems listed below. Their main goal is to help you improve the quality of your life by helping you to maintain your independence, help to reduce pain and increase mobility.
Our physiotherapists help with:-
- ailments that arise as we get older
- arthritis
- people with dementia
- increasing strength
- rehabilitation after operations such as hip or knee replacements
- preparation for a knee or hip replacement operationÂ
- rehabilitation after an injury or stroke
- reduced mobility and general stiffness
- seniors with Parkinson’s disease
- reducing the possibility of injury or illnessÂ
- choosing the right walking aid for you
Physiotherapy for older people in aged care facilities has shown over and over again improved health and lifestyle benefits for aged care residents.
What to Expect
As every client will have their own particular physio treatment plan it’s not possible to provide a very detailed description of what to expect. We can however explain overall what the experience is likely to be and the type of experience you’re likely to receive. Remember the physio service will be done in the comfort of your own facility, we come to you!
Aged Care Physiotherapy Treatment
Your aged care physiotherapists will be working with you doing exercises, stretches improve muscle strength and that is what the exercises are aimed at improving strength as well as improving flexibility and thus mobility. Â
Massages by your physio are aimed at improving damaged or knotted muscles, helping to drain fluid, relieving pain and stiffness, improving blood circulation as well as increasing flexibility.
Usually a physio regeneration program (that is, a program to improve strength and flexibility and mobility) is around 3 months. Initially your physio will be coming to you twice a week. Â
After a couple of weeks, if improvement has been made the physio visits may change to once a week. Usually within a month or a month and a patient experiences increased strength and mobility. At this stage visits will may again be reduced to once a fortnight – all depending on your progress and preference. Â
Besides the physio visits, for real gains to be made you will need to also do the exercises that your physiotherapist advises upon.
Don’t forget having fun will also be part of your treatment plan…
Our Locations
Physiotherapy in Aged Care Facilities
If you live in an aged care facility within any of the locations below, we have aged care physiotherapists available to come to you at your home. Even if where you are living, is not listed below, please do give us a call (1300 797 793) as we are rapidly expanding into other areas all the time with the goal being to be able to provide physio to older aged Australians in aged care facilities or nursing homes throughout Australia.
Home visit options
Choose the option that’s right for you.
Includes travel costs to visit you at home
Appropriate for first appointment
Involves a personalised goal plan
Includes an update phone call or email to family, GP, &/or other health professionals
Price
Super
Up to 60-minutes^ with a Physiotherapist.
Ideal for multiple concerns or problems needing intensive rehab.
$350
Most PopularStandard
Up to 40-minutes^ with a Physiotherapist.
Ideal for injuries or problems needing 1-2 appointments per week.
$243
Short
Up to 30-minutes with a Physiotherapist.
Ideal for injuries or problems with an existing goal plan that needs a review.
$205
Need help to decide which option is right for you?
Please call our Client Care team on 1300 797 793. We'd love to answer your questions and help you out 🙂
^These appointments include time for short rest breaks from treatment and exercise as needed.
Our team are specialists in helping older people be as mobile, safe and happy as possible.
We’re excited about helping you!
Our caring and experienced physiotherapists will come to your home, complete a physio assessment, create a plan to achieve your health goals and conduct physiotherapy treatment in the most convenient and comfortable location possible: right at home.
Onsite or home visit physiotherapy improves walking & moving; relieves pain and makes life much easier.
Our physiotherapists are experts in helping clients to be as mobile, safe and happy as possible by relieving pain, improving strength and maximising quality of life. In fact a major part of our home physio treatment is to have fun! Â
Our physiotherapists are special caring people and very dedicated – they are also cheerful because they love what they are doing… A large (and unofficial) part of our treatment is lifting your spirits and ensuring that you look forward to your physiotherapy home service and are motivated to work hard on exercises designed to help you. The friendly nature and happy outlook of our physiotherapists has proven to help many older Australians along their treatment journey.
As we get older we generally get less active, more prone to accidents and illness and less mobile and independent than we once were.
This is where physiotherapy treatment at home can help. First you don’t have to go anywhere, you will be more relaxed at your own home, and we have a dedicated team of exceptional physiotherapists who have the knowledge, training and experience to help you.
For those who have recently had an accident or an operation, physio home visits are a blessing. Not being mobile or having limited mobility no longer prevents you from obtaining the help that you need. Â
Each member of our physio team are specialists in physiotherapy for the elderly at home and work with many health problems, including:
- Difficulty getting around
- Prevention
- Pain relief
- Rehabilitation
- Parkinson’s disease
- Foot and leg problems
- Preparing for surgery
- Rehabilitation after surgery or injury
- Headaches
- Dementia
- See more below
Physiotherapists use advanced techniques including stretches, targeted exercises and massage to help the body improve its ability to move and function and to reduce pain. Even as we age, our bodies tissue continues to regenerate and physiotherapy uses this natural regeneration to help build muscles and increase movement, flexibility and independence.
In the comfort of your own home your physiotherapists will help you go through a series of exercises and your physio session may include massage as well. Where in your home you obtain treatment is up to you and your physio, it is usually a combination of in a chair, on a bed and a carpeted area free of obstacles – anywhere that is private and you feel comfortable.
Dress down for your physio appointment! You need to be in comfortable clothing that allows free movement. The type of clothing you should wear does depend upon where your pain or injury is. However, you can’t go wrong if you wear a loose t-shirt, singlet or short sleeved blouse and shorts or soft wide pants that can be pushed up above the knee. Sneakers or runners are ideal as they provide support.
You don’t need to have any equipment for our physio at home service to be a success. Our physios will work with you to determine the best place for treatment, and if there is any particular equipment we need, we will bring it to you at your home (or find things to use nearby!).
Currently if you live in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and central and northern Victoria you are pretty much guaranteed that we have a physiotherapist that came come to you. Even if you don’t live within these areas, please do give us a call (1300 797 793) as with the popularity of our service we are rapidly expanding across Australia and may already be able to provide a physio home service in your area.
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