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n Occupation Therapy and Sensory Service
Understanding every day living
What is an occupational therapist?
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An Occupational Therapist (OT) has specialised skills in understanding how substantial or permanent disability created by a recent or long standing illness affects everyday living.
What is a sensory rehabilitation officer?
A Sensory Rehabilitation Officer has specialised skills in understanding the impact of hearing, visual and dual sensory loss and deafblind on communicaton, mobility and accessing information within their home and social and physical environment.
What do we do?
• We provide an assessment service for identifying, in partnership with you, the nature of your difficulties in trying to carry out everyday activities within the limits of your disability. • Wherever physical disability, ageing or accident has disrupted your ability to live independently, we help you adapt to it or adapt your environment. • Our aim is to help you achieve maximum independence and improve quality of life. • A Community Care Practitioner (CCP) who can assess and provide low level equipment (according to assessed need) in most instances on the day. The CCP can also assess for minor adaptations eg grab rails. • The Occupational Therapist deal with more complex cases eg moving and handling difficulties and major adaptations within the home. • The Sensory Rehabilitation Officer assess all ages and provide rehabilitation, mobility and orientation training, communication support and prescribe equipment and minor adaptations. • We provide appropriate advice, support and guidance to all including carers and people who are self-funding. Information is available regarding registration of disability or sensory loss, bus passes and concessionary passes, welfare benefits, housing, equipment, blue badge, education, employment, interpreting and communication services, hospitals and medical services etc.
Who do we help?
• Anyone with a substantial or permanent disability or sensory loss preventing them from living independently or returning to the community. • People who look after someone with a disability or sensory loss. • Anyone needing advice on how to cope with a recent operation, injury, illness or sensory loss.
How do you request an ocupational therapy or sensory assesment?
By contacting Sefton Contact Centre 0345 140 0845. You can also request an assessment through the drop in clinics, your GP or other relevant health professionals.
A friendly home from home atmosphere
Tel 01704 566699
32 Lancaster Road, Southport PR8 2LE
The Glade Residential Care Home is a family owned Residential Care Home service that takes pride in ensuring that the happiness and wellbeing of all our residents is at the centre of everything we do. We offer full residential care for the elderly, respite care and early dementia care for people needing help with everyday living.
> 25 rooms – several En-suite > Specialist baths and bathrooms > Gardens with ramp access & seating > Meals freshly cooked on premises > Daily activities including quizzes, bingo, art classes, parties & music
> Weekly trips out (when restrictions allow) > Five Star rated care.
Please contact for a brochure or further information our
Manager, Lynsey 01704 566699
or email: manager@gladecarehome.co.uk
