Therapeutic services for independent living
These services focus on holistic health and well-being by addressing physical, emotional, and mental concerns. You may need help to relieve pain, improve mobility, or promote overall body function. You may wish to enhance your mental health, reduce stress, or improve your emotional well-being. The type of care helps with healing, relaxation, and improved quality of life.
This service includes:
- acupuncture
- chiropractics
- diversional therapy
- remedial massage
- art therapy
- osteopathy.
This service does not include:
- general expenses, such as relaxation massage, or tickets, accommodation, fees, or supplies
- therapies subsidised through other programs, such as the Chronic Disease Management Plan
- primary health care services, such as ambulance and hospital costs, medical diagnosis and treatment, medicine dispensing, psychiatry, and dental care.
How it could help
- Using acupuncture to treat problems such as pain or stress
- Using a chiropractor to help treat back, neck, and joint pain
- Using leisure, social connection, and activities to improve your health and wellbeing
- Using remedial massage to treat damaged, tense, or immobile muscle
- Using art to improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being
- Using an osteopath to treat stiffness issues, improve flexibility, and promote self-healing
How can I access this service?
This service can be provided through the Commonwealth Home Support Program or Support at Home. Your aged care assessor determines your eligibility to access these programs and this service.
Support at Home program
How this service is helping others
Getting extra support around the home helped to manage Stella’s Parkinson’s
Hwan found that regular exercise helped him get out more
How do I get assessed for services?
An aged care assessment determines whether you are approved to access services. Using our online tool, you can check if you meet the requirements for an assessment before you apply for one.