Community Rehabilitation (Home and Centre based)

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• Home and Centre Based Rehabilitation
• Services
• Eligibility Criteria
• Referrals
• Cost
• Locations
• Frequently Asked Questions

Home and Centre Based Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation helps people to maintain or return to their daily life activities, fulfil meaningful roles, improve independence and maximise their well-being. It benefits a person experiencing limitations in everyday functioning due to a change in their health condition. This could be because of events such as stroke, major surgery, or the progression of chronic disease. 

Monash Health’s Community Rehabilitation services are time-limited, goal-focused and tailored to each person. A care plan is developed with the client and their carer(s) and may include therapy at home, at one of our centres and/or tele-rehab consultations. Therapy can either be delivered in a group and/or individual setting. 

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Services

General Information 

Community Rehabilitation services may include therapy at home, at one of our centres and/or tele-rehab consultations. Therapy can either be delivered in a group or individual setting. 

Our interdisciplinary team is made up of the following health care specialists: 

• Rehabilitation Doctors 
• Allied Health Assistants 
• Dietitians 
• Exercise Physiologists 
• Neuropsychologists 
• Occupational Therapists 
• Physiotherapists 
• Social Workers
• Speech Pathologists 
• Nurses 
• Case Managers 

Group Rehabilitation

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Eligibility Criteria

• The client lives or works within the Monash Health catchment and is willing to travel to centre based services using their own means. Please note that home-based services can only be delivered to clients residing in the Monash Health catchment (For more information please contact the Access and Intake Team on 1300 342 273) 
• The client requires allied health input and can be managed medically by GP (nursing care is not available in this program). Clients are required to be medically stable and able to participate in a rehabilitation program 
• Clients are required to have functional rehabilitation goals that are short term and time limited.  
• The client has experienced a change in function / activity limitation due to recent acute medical / health event. 
• Client consents to participate. 
• Adults over 18 years. 

Additional Information

• Services may not be provided if there is a risk to the worker’s safety through client/carer behaviour or the environment 
• Where a client is being discharged from hospital, the referrer is responsible for planning and implementing a safe discharge for the client including an Occupational Therapist home assessment and provision of equipment where necessary 
• Clients are responsible for their own transport to appointments. Parking arrangements are different at each site. Please discuss parking options when you make your first appointment 
• Community Rehabilitation does not provide primary rehabilitation support for mental health, drug or alcohol dependencies 

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Referrals

T: (03) 8572 5631
E: icareaccess@monashhealth.org 

Note: All referrals are processed through SACS Access and Intake. 

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Cost

There is a cost for our service, which we will explain when we discuss your treatment plan. 

We understand that covering the cost of healthcare can be hard, even if you have received the service in a public hospital. Payment options for those experiencing financial hardship can be discussed when your first appointment is made. 

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Locations

Please check with our staff about parking and public transport before your appointment.

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Frequently Asked Questions 

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Help contacting us

For people who need help with English or an interpreter: : TIS: 131 450

For people with hearing or speech loss: TTY: 1800 555 677

Speak and Listen: 1800 555 727

Internet relay: National Relay Service: www.relayservice.gov.au