Older People Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy at home
Mobility, Balance, Falls & Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy at home is particularly helpful in the older population where mobility can be restricted and it saves the hassle of travelling. Furthermore, seeing individuals at home allows us to see you in your own environment, helping to identify any functional or environmental issues and allows us to provide a more personalised treatment plan. We are able to provide a comprehensive falls assessment and can work with families or carers helping to promote your rehabilitation.
Occupational therapy helps older adults to regain or maintain their independence and helps to improve safety around the home. Occupational therapy can provide support for functional activities, advice on home adaptations and lifestyle management.
In older-people, physiotherapy has been found to play an important role in addressing and managing age-related challenges and our elderly care physiotherapists have advanced knowledge in elderly care and age-related conditions.
Regular tailored exercise can also have a significant impact on falls reduction and reducing the chance of developing major illnesses such as heart disease, dementia, stroke, cancer, arthritis and early death (NHS, UK) as well as improving quality of life and mental well-being.
What to Expect
Our physiotherapists & occupational therapists are specialists in elderly care rehabilitation and we will take the time and care to listen to your concerns. On your first visit your therapist will visit at a suitable time for you. They will ask you about your issues, medical history, experience of your condition and physiotherapy or occupational therapy goals and aims of treatment. They will complete a comprehensive assessment depending on your needs and may want to look at your walking, balance, strength, movement, posture & functional ability. This is important as it enables a suitable personalised treatment plan to be prescribed. We are able to liaise with other health professionals as needed with your consent.
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Our physiotherapists & occupational therapists can provide a comprehensive multi-factorial falls assessment, detecting any balance or gait deficits and will devise a suitable treatment plan aimed at reducing the risk of falls.
We can help identify areas of concern and work with you and your carers on a falls prevention plan. We use validated outcome measures to help identify falls risk and aid goal setting.
We can provide a falls prevention and management programme to help reduce your risk of falls and improve your safety around the home.
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Physiotherapy intervention can help address age-related conditions and deconditioning as we get older. As we age, we naturally lose muscle and bone mass which can lead to weakness and difficulties with movement and activities. We can help you maintain your strength and function, allowing you to maximise you independence for longer, while having fun doing so!
We can provide a personalise exercise and treatment programme to suit you and help you to reach your goals.
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There is significant evidence that physiotherapy interventions can improve outcomes for older people with frailty. Our physiotherapists will complete a comprehensive geriatric assessment on their first visit to help identify rehabilitation goals and guide treatment plan.
Our physiotherapists can help to restore movement, strength and function to help get you back on your feet sooner and help to prevent worsening of symptoms.
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Our elderly care specialist physiotherapists and occupational therapists can help improve your functional movements and improve your confidence and safety completing everyday tasks. We can help motivate and guide you to reaching your goals. Functional activities help to keep us engaged in life and improve mental well-being. Being able to complete these with ease can have a huge impact on our quality of life.
Ways we can help
Kitchen tasks such as washing up, reaching in to cupboards, preparing meals/drinks.
Transferring in/out of a car
Standing up from sitting
Getting in and out of bed
Using the stairs
Any functional activities you may be struggling with
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Our physiotherapists and occupational therapists can assess seating position and sleeping requirements and are trained in wheelchair assessments. We are also able to support with contracture management, splinting and positioning.
Medical conditions, reduced physical strength, changes to tone and posture, cognitive impairments and behavioural issues can all have an impact on posture and the ability to sit unsupported.
Being able to sit comfortably in a chair can have a significant improvement in an individual’s quality of life. They can engage in their surroundings, interactive with other people, improve quality of eating and drinking and can improve mood and mental health.
We can help find the right chair to suit your needs.
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Chronic pain is a significant issue in older adults causing disability, increased care needs and costs and social isolation. It can affect quality of life and the ability to complete daily activities.
Physiotherapy plays a crucial part in pain management for older adults. We can offer a gentle, personalised approach helping to reduce pain and enhance well-being. We use a holistic approach to help manage your condition, taking into accounts all contributing factors. We may liaise with other health professionals with your consent and can signpost you to other relevant services.
We may use a variety of techniques to help manage your pain such as gentle exercises or stretches, breathing techniques, pacing advice, education, manual therapy or gentle massage, activity and lifestyle modification.
Depending on the cause of your pain a variety of techniques may be used. There are many health conditions which can result in chronic and complex pain. Some of theses include: rheumatological conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis), osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, previous fracture or injury, fibromyalgia, musculoskeletal conditions (such as back pain), neurodegenerative disorders (such as Parkinson’s Disease), peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy and many more.
Whatever the cause of your pain, we will work with you, using a gentle approach to help you manage your pain and your long term condition.
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Our physiotherapists and occupational therapists are highly experienced and able to identify and advise on suitable walking aids and equipment. We can assess the need for home adaptations and equipment around your home to help maximise independence, improve safety around the home and reduce the risk of falls.
Our therapists can fully assess your home environment with consideration of your strength, safety, level of mobility, cognition, falls risk and fatigue levels. They can advise on appropriate adaptations and equipment to suit you.
Our senior physiotherapists are experts at evaluating a person’s gait, balance and strength and will be able to determine the most appropriate walking aid to suit you. We can provide training and advice on how to use these.
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On your return home from hospital, you may feel weak, tired, unsteady on your feet and you may have lost your confidence or feel confused. Your care needs may have increased and you may be waiting for NHS therapy to start. We can bridge the gap while waiting for NHS physiotherapy or occupational therapy and get your rehabilitation started quickly to prevent further deconditioning.
Our physiotherapists can meet you at home and assess your current level of function, mobility, balance and strength. We can help with activities of daily living and improve your confidence around the home.
How we can help
Improve muscle strength and function
Assess posture and tone
Assess and advise on seating and equipment
Improve the ability to complete functional tasks
Improve mobility and balance
Improve confidence and reduce fear of falling
Improve overall fitness levels
Address respiratory issues
Pain management
Equipment advice
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Physiotherapy can significantly improve the quality of life in older adults with arthritis.
You may have stiffness, swelling or pain surrounding one or more joints. Certain movements may have become more difficult and your walking and balance may be affected.
There are several types of arthritis with the main one being osteoarthritis. This is where the cartilage starts to roughen and break down, bony growths caused osteophytes can develop, and you may feel a grating sensation when you move the joint. Osteoarthritis can develop in any joint with the most common areas being the knees, hips, and hands.
There is no cure for arthritis and it can be managed with the right advice and exercise. Exercise is an important part of managing arthritis but sometimes it can be hard to know what exercise is right for you. Exercise and movement can help reduce your pain and symptoms while also improving muscle strength and reducing stiffness.
Your physiotherapist will assess your affected joint/s and surrounding muscle strength and flexibility as well as your walking and balance. They can provide a tailored exercise programme to help strengthen surrounding muscles and improve the capacity of the joint. Regular exercises can help to reduce pain and improve stiffness.
In older adults with osteoporosis, physiotherapy can significantly help by strengthening bones and muscles.
Osteoporosis is a condition where your bones lose strength and weaken making it more likely to fracture a bone with a minor injury. Osteoporosis is more common in older people and can be a cause of falls. Your physiotherapist will look at your movements, walking and strength and will devise a suitable strengthening exercise programme to help strengthening your muscles and bones preventing further deterioration.
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Physiotherapy has been shown to slow down the progression of long term conditions such as Parkinson’s and can significantly improve function and quality of life.
Our expert elderly care physiotherapists can help you to manage your condition offering a personalised treatment approach to achieve the best outcomes. By visiting you at home, it allows our therapists to tailor interventions to suit your specific needs and address functional limitations around the house.
Physiotherapy can help to improve your balance, strength, walking and co-ordination as well as your mental and physical wellbeing. Physiotherapy can help to minimise the deterioration in balance, flexibility and strength and can help you stay mobile.
You may find some movements or tasks have become more difficult or are taking you more time to complete. Our qualified physios can help teach you ways to make things easier. In Parkinson’s research has shown that regular exercise can help to reduce some of the motor symptoms.
Our physiotherapists can help you to stay active and can prescribe a tailored home exercise programme to help increase or maintain your strength and function. Regular stretches and postural work can help to reduce stiffness and improve flexibility.
In respiratory conditions such as COPD, your physiotherapist can advise on exercises and techniques to improve breathing and increase activity levels.
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Physiotherapy can be helpful before having surgery. You may be in a lot of pain and may be struggling to walk or move well.
Our physiotherapists can help you manage your pain and will aim to get you as strong as possible before your operation helping to optimise your recovery. Prehab is the process of preparing your body and mind for surgery and aims to improve outcomes and reduce complications.
Following a joint replacement such as a total knee replacement or a total hip replacement, physiotherapy will form a key part of your rehabilitation and can guide you every step of the way back to full function.
Physiotherapy can help improve your physical function, reduce pain and improve your independence.
As you progress with your rehabilitation, your physiotherapist will adapt and progress your exercises to help you reach your goals as quickly as possible.
They will assess your joint range, muscle strength, flexibility, walking and balance and prescribe an individualised exercise and rehab programme to suit your needs.
They can also advise on suitable walking aids.
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Our elderly care physiotherapists can help maximise your independence and improve quality of life. Contact us today to find out more.
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Our physiotherapists are fully insured, registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and are members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)