Allied health services available in the clients' home or at Nexus sites.

Service provides:

-Individual therapy to address difficulties in specific tasks (e.g. showering, dressing, eating, community access and activities, home duties) See https://www.shdh.org.au/our-services/occupational-therapy/
-Home assessments to address safety and access
-Prescription of health care equipment (e.g. wheelchairs, bathroom aids)
-Personal alarm information and prescription
-Upper limb rehabilitation from injury, post surgery or neurological episode
-Pressure care advice
-Education on energy conservation and stress management
-Paediatric services for developmental delays, sensory processing conditions
-Assessment of cognition and management strategies
-Assistance with discharge planning from the acute ward/ transition care program
-Assistance with access to funding for health equipment or home modifications

Helping Hand offers a range of affordable and convenient allied health services in private homes and Healthcare Centres located across Adelaide. Our experienced and highly qualified health professionals are passionate about encouraging and assisting clients to enhance their sense of well-being and quality of life. The individual and group programs provide valuable opportunities for social interaction and peer support. Our range of services includes:
•Physiotherapy
•Podiatry
•Occupational Therapy
•Social Work
•Dietetics
•Speech Pathology
•Exercise Physiology
•Community Nursing
•Therapy Groups

We provide guidance to our workforce to support diversity and inclusion through The Helping Hand Way and our specific projects in the areas and communities of LGBTI, Culture and Forgotten Australians.
For more information on how we can help call us on 1300 444 663.

Community dietitians provide a range of nutrition services including dietary assessment and specialist dietary advice aimed towards the prevention of malnutrition, improving nutritional status and therapeutic management of many chronic diseases and conditions.
Specialist nutrition advice will be provided to clients and/or their carers to address issues such as inadequate oral intake, unintentional weight loss or weight gain and provide special diet plans to manage their condition/symptoms. For example diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, kidney disease and dialysis, food and nutrition advice for dementia and chronic diseases.
Recommendations may include diet modification, nutrition plans, including oral nutrition supplements and enteral feeds to the client and their carers. Interpreters are available if required.

CHSP funded allied health services include Podiatry and Occupational Therapy. Podiatry offers clinic based services and home visits when a person can't leave their home. Podiatry works with Mount Alexander Shire to provide the In Home Foot Care Program. Which provides foot care for people with low risk feet. In late Autumn and Winter Wax Bath groups are held for people at risk of chill blains. Physiotherapy can provide assessments to support people attend activities. A Falls prevention maintenance Group is run on Fridays called Steady Feet this allows people who have been through a falls program to be involved in falls specific exercise program following their falls program.

Occupational Therapy works to support people to stay in their homes and maximize independence using a strength based approach. They are able to partner with Mount Alexander Shire to plan for property maintenance.