Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy supports people of all abilities to engage in the activities (also known as occupations) they find meaningful.
Services offered by our occupational therapy department will support your recovery following illness or injury, physiological or emotional difficulties, or to manage the effects of ageing.
We provide services across Rockingham General Hospital, Mandurah Community Health Centre and Murray District Hospital.
Our occupational therapists work with you to increase your independence and wellbeing by maximising your ability to complete daily living activities including:
- looking after yourself
- completing household tasks
- caring for others
- work and leisure activities.
Together you and your occupational therapist will address barriers that prevent you from participating in activities by:
- assessing your function and ability to engage in day-to-day activities
- undertaking treatment to improve your function and meet your goals
- modifying the activity
- providing education to build your knowledge and skills
- helping you change the environment to suit your needs.
Our services are provided across a number of sites and speciality areas. Patients seen at Murray District Hospital have often been seen by teams at Peel Health Campus or Rockingham Hospital prior to admission to Murray District Hospital.
Inpatient services
Our inpatient services provide specialist interventions for various health conditions including joint replacement surgery, general medicine and stroke rehabilitation.
This can include assessing your:
- ability to safely perform everyday activities, such as showering and dressing
- cognition (ability to gain and understand knowledge)
- emotional and mental wellbeing.
We may also prescribe assistive equipment to ensure your safety once your return home from hospital.
To support your safe and timely discharge from hospital, our occupational therapists work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes:
- Emergency Department
- Short Stay Unit (SSU)
- Medical Assessment Unit (MAU)
- General Medical Unit
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Aged Care Rehabilitation Unit (ACRU)
- Day Procedure Unit (DPU)
- Multi-Stay Surgical Unit (MSSU)
Specialist interventions with adult and older adults in the mental health inpatient unit are also provided in both group and individual settings.
Outpatient services
Outpatient occupational therapy requires referral from a general practitioner (GP), a specialist, or member of the multidisciplinary team.
Outpatient services focus of specific retraining and strategies to assist patients in their recovery and participation in meaningful activities. Various treatment options are implemented relevant to the clinical area.
Outpatient services include:
- home visiting
- Hand Therapy Clinic
- oncology and lymphoedema
- neurology
- Day Therapy Service – Memory Clinic and Parkinson’s Clinic
- Orthopaedic Pre-Admission Clinic.
Outpatient services
Outpatient services focus of specific retraining and strategies to assist patients in their recovery and participation in meaningful activities. Various treatment options are implemented relevant to the clinical area.
The referral can be received from a GP, a specialist or a member of the multidisciplinary team.
Outpatient services include:
- home visiting
- Hand Therapy Clinic
- oncology and lymphoedema
- neurology
- Day Therapy Service – Memory Clinic and Parkinson’s Clinic.
Inpatient services
Our occupational therapists provide specialist interventions for various health conditions including general medicine, stroke rehabilitation and orthopaedic conditions.
This can also include:
- assessing your ability to safety perform everyday activities, such as showering and dressing
- maintaining current level of function
- assessing your cognition (ability to gain and understand knowledge)
- assessing equipment needs for safe discharge.