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Occupational Therapy Sunshine Coast

NDIS occupational therapy across the Sunshine Coast, delivered in the home and community, turning what a person wants to do into the supports, skills and equipment that make it possible.

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Occupational therapy Sunshine Coast

Service Area

Sunshine Coast Suburbs We Service

Our mobile Occupational Therapists travel across the Sunshine Coast. Select your region to see the suburbs we cover. We also provide occupational therapy across Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ipswich and Logan.

Availability

Current Wait Time

Estimated appointment availability for Occupational Therapy in Sunshine Coast.

Occupational Therapy

Sunshine Coast

Occupational Therapy

2 – 3 weeks

Moderate Wait

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What We Do

How Our Sunshine Coast OT Team Supports You

Functional Capacity Assessments

Comprehensive FCAs that go beyond diagnosis to show how disability affects everyday life, with evidence-based recommendations that support NDIS funding decisions.

Assistive Technology

Assessment, trial and prescription of assistive technology, from simple daily living aids through to complex equipment, with the reports and quotes funding requests require.

Home Modifications

Minor, complex and consultative home modification assessments, from grab rails and ramps through to bathroom reconfiguration and access solutions.

Daily Living Skills & Capacity Building

Goal-directed therapy that builds real independence in self-care, household tasks, community access, routine and decision-making.

NDIS Assessments

Functional Capacity Assessments on the Sunshine Coast

A Functional Capacity Assessment answers a question a diagnosis cannot: what does this person's disability actually stop them doing, and what would change that?

Our Occupational Therapists complete comprehensive FCAs that assess a participant's strengths, challenges, goals and support needs, and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations that help participants get the most out of their NDIS funding. We look at personal care, mobility, household tasks, communication, community access, social participation, decision-making, memory and safety, as they play out in the participant's real environments.

What an FCA Involves

What a Functional Capacity Assessment involves

Assessment in the participant's own home and community
Interview with the participant and, where appropriate, family, carers, support workers and support coordinators
Structured observation of daily tasks, self-care, domestic activities, mobility and transfers
Standardised and clinically validated assessment tools relevant to the condition
Review of existing reports, specialist correspondence and current supports
Assessment of cognition, communication, safety awareness and decision-making capacity
Analysis of the home environment, access, equipment and risk
Identification of the participant's goals and what is getting in the way of them
A detailed written report linking functional impact to recommended supports
NDIS Funding Recommendations

Evidence-Based Recommendations for NDIS Funding

A well-prepared FCA provides recommendations aligned to a participant's goals and support requirements, which may include:

Support worker assistance
Occupational therapy and allied health services
Assistive technology
Home modifications
Capacity building supports
Community participation supports
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
Ongoing therapy and rehabilitation services

By clearly linking functional limitations to recommended supports, an FCA helps the NDIS understand the reasonable and necessary funding required to maximise independence, improve quality of life and support meaningful participation.

Book an FCA

Book a Functional Capacity Assessment

To refer a participant for an FCA, contact our team. We'll confirm the assessment scope, expected time and cost, and arrange a home and community-based assessment at a time that suits.

Who We Support

Who We Support

Our Sunshine Coast Occupational Therapists work with NDIS participants living with a range of conditions, including those listed here.

Conditions We Support

Conditions we support

Stroke and acquired brain injury
Cerebral palsy
Spinal cord injury
Multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease
Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders
Intellectual disability
Autism
Psychosocial disability
Genetic and congenital conditions
Muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular conditions
Chronic pain, fatigue and post-viral conditions
Vision and hearing impairment affecting daily function
Amputation and limb difference

Capacity Building

Building Everyday Independence

Capacity building is the part of occupational therapy that produces lasting change. Rather than adding support hours indefinitely, we work on the skills, strategies and set-ups that let a participant do more themselves.

That might mean breaking a shower routine into a sequence that works, setting up a kitchen so cooking becomes safe, building a visual routine that reduces the prompting a person needs, teaching a new method for a task the old method no longer suits, or practising a bus route until it is genuinely independent.

We Work On

We work on

Personal care, showering, dressing, toileting, grooming
Meal preparation, kitchen safety and shopping
Household tasks, laundry and home management
Medication management and health routines
Money handling, budgeting and appointments
Routine, structure, planning and organisation
Community access, transport and social participation
Study, volunteering and work participation
Sensory strategies and regulation
Safety awareness and risk management
Fatigue management, energy conservation and pacing
Carer and support worker education and training

Scope of Care

Other Occupational Therapy Services on the Sunshine Coast

Alongside Functional Capacity Assessments, our Sunshine Coast Occupational Therapists provide:

Supported Independent Living (SIL) assessments and reports
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) assessments and reports
Housing and living arrangement reports
Wheelchair, seating and pressure care assessments
Cognitive and functional assessments
Home safety and falls prevention assessments
Manual handling assessments and carer training
Return to work and vocational participation support
NDIS plan review reports and progress reporting
Occupational therapy for older Australians funded through Support at Home

Ready to get started?

Make a referral or contact our team today. We'll get back to you within 1 business day.

Make A Referral 1300 765 456 info.qld@inonehealthcare.com.au

Simple Process

How to Get Started

1

Make a referral

Participants can refer themselves. We also accept referrals from support coordinators, plan managers, families and carers, GPs and specialists, hospitals and rehabilitation teams, and support providers.

2

We match the clinician

Your referral is allocated to a Sunshine Coast Occupational Therapist with experience relevant to the participant's condition and the type of assessment required.

3

We come to you

Assessment takes place at home and in the community, at a time that suits. Family, carers and support workers are welcome to be involved.

4

You receive the report

Clear, evidence-based recommendations linking functional impact to the supports required, delivered to you and, with consent, to the wider care team.

5

Ongoing therapy if needed

Where further intervention is recommended, we continue working with the participant on their goals.

Got Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions