www.healthpoint.co.nz
Clutha Health First Hospital Services
Phone (03) 419 0500
Email info@chf.co.nz
Day Rehabilitation Programme (03) 419 0500
District Nurses (03) 419 0530
General Practice (03) 419 0500
Laboratory: Southern Community Laboratories (03) 418 0042
Maternity Ward (03) 419 0540
Mental Health Team (03) 419 0440
Needs Assessment (03) 419 0520
Occupational Therapy (03) 419 0525
Outpatient Department (03) 419 0570
Physiotherapy: SPS Physio (03) 419 0435
Public Health Nurses (03) 419 0465
Radiology: Pacific Radiology (03) 419 0430
Social Work (03) 419 0523
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is a professional health service, which uses carefully selected purposeful activities to promote, restore and maintain or develop an individual’s ability to accomplish tasks that are relevant to their daily lives. When disability, illness or injury limits people’s ability to function, an occupational therapist can assist them to achieve and maintain their maximum level of independence.
Our occupational therapists make an initial assessment of a person’s ability to carry out daily tasks of living e.g. managing to dress oneself using correct techniques after a total hip replacement, after injury, or after admission to hospital. A person’s goals and demands of their environment are identified and become the basis for the treatment programme. This may include carefully selected activities, adaptative techniques or education, provision of equipment or housing alterations, which will minimise the effects of disease, injury or disability.
Our occupational therapists can provide:
- An assessment in your own home for people who are elderly or disabled
- Provision of short term loan equipment/ assistive devices for independence after operation/ accident or for palliative care needs
- Advice and information on community resources
- Assessment and retraining in activities of daily living following injury / illness
- Assess your eligibility to access funding for essential provision of equipment and /or alterations to your house to allow independence within your home environment
- Advice on accessing lottery grants for equipment needs
- Post concussion or suspected concussion education and follow up
- Stress management and relaxation education
- Education on coping with specific disabilities e.g. arthritis and stroke
Our occupational therapists also hire out wheelchairs to those in our local community. Should you require information on this service, please contact our Occupational Therapy Department.
To speak directly to one of our occupational therapists please call us on (03) 419 0525 between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
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