What does the service offer?
The community therapy service provides occupational therapy and physiotherapy in the patient's home or a community setting. The therapy service is part of integrated multidisciplinary teams (IMTs).
The team is made up of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation technicians, rehabilitation assistants and administrative support.
We provide assessment, treatment and advice, working jointly with patients (and their carers where appropriate) to meet their established agreed goal within an identified timeframe.
Who is the service for?
The service is for adults aged 17 years and above who are registered with a Birmingham GP, are predominantly housebound patients that require physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy assessment, treatment and advice.
Reasons for referral include:
Physiotherapy
- reduced mobility
- balance problems
- reduced movement and strength
- provision of walking aids
- falls assessment and intervention
- musculoskeletal / orthopaedic disorders –
for people who are unable to access an outpatient clinic
- neurological conditions
- respiratory management
- functional deterioration
- postural management/advice
Occupational therapy
- bespoke equipment assessment with a functional/rehabilitative need
- transfer assessment/practice
- domestic activities of daily living
- personal activities of daily living
- fatigue management
- cognition assessment and management strategies
- anxiety management in relation to a person’s physical diagnosis
(ie. neurological diagnosis, breathlessness, falls)
- functional assessment and rehabilitation
- postural support assessments – includes sleep systems
- falls assessment and intervention
- upper limb assessment
