Occupational Therapy aims to help you live your best life, to be able to do the things that you need or want to do; enabling you to overcome challenges in completing everyday tasks or activities which have been interrupted for one reason or another.

Occupational Therapy uses a holistic approach to assessment and treatment, considering cognitive, physical, environmental & social factors, all of which can impact a person’s quality of life.

Our OT assessments include:

• People with memory changes, dementia, mental illness or changes due to aging.

• Cognitive and functional assessments to help inform a Dementia diagnosis or to understand changes to memory which may impact on daily function. (Functional changes can sometimes be difficult to assess in clinic and may need a more specific home assessment of function)

• Holistic assessment of needs ensuring that physical, social, psychological and environmental factors of a person’s life are considered.

What you can expect from OT:

• Cognitive rehabilitation for people with Dementia

• Community living skills and support to access the community including graded exposure following, for example, anxiety, decreased confidence and reduced mobility

• Re-establishing fulfilling and meaningful routines

• Reengagement in activities (Leisure, self-care or domestic)

• Goal setting

• Rehabilitation, compensatory techniques and strategies to optimise functional tasks which have been interrupted

• Confidence building in activities

• Energy conservation, fatigue management, pacing activities.

• Support and guidance of a person’s daily needs to optimise both independence and safety. This can include guidance on what care is required and how this should be delivered.

• Advice and education on approaches for carer’s

• Advice, education, support and signposting following a dementia diagnosis

• Planning for the future.

Meet our Occupational Therapist

To discuss this or any other service please call 01382 549088 or contact us.