A fall, slip or near-miss at home
You, or the person you care for, has fallen or had a moment where a fall felt close, and you want to understand what made it happen and what could help.
Sunshine Coast · Home safety and falls
Support when falls make home feel less safe
Kayla, Avanti’s Sunshine Coast occupational therapist, looks at how someone moves around their home, what has changed, and where daily tasks have started to feel less steady. The local team talks it through with you and explains whether an OT assessment is the right next step before anything is booked.
Asking doesn’t commit you to anything.
Prefer we ring you? ↓You can enquire for yourself or someone you care for.
Callback
Prefer the Sunshine Coast team to ring you?
Name and mobile.
Sound familiar?
Does any of this sound familiar?
If any of these sound familiar, share what you are seeing and the local team will confirm whether occupational therapy fits.
Holding on to furniture, walls or doorframes
Moving between rooms, standing up or getting through the bathroom has started to feel less certain, so you find yourself holding on.
Family, a support worker or a coordinator noticing a change
Someone close to the person has noticed things look less steady at home and wants an OT view before it becomes a bigger worry.
Your occupational therapist
Home safety and falls with Kayla.
Community and telehealth-based Occupational Therapist.
Kayla supports adults across the Sunshine Coast with practical Occupational Therapy for safety, independence and participation at home and in the community.
- Functional assessments and funding justification reports
- Home modifications, including access, bathroom and safety changes
- Assistive technology and equipment prescription
Occupational Therapist · Adult OT. More about Kayla.
How OT helps
What an OT looks at with home safety and falls
An occupational therapist looks at how someone moves around their home, what has changed, and where daily tasks have started to feel less steady. The team confirms whether this service fits before anything is booked.
Movement and daily tasks
Walking, standing up, reaching, carrying things and moving between rooms — and where that has become less certain.
The home itself
Steps, floors, lighting, the bathroom, the bedroom and the paths someone uses most, and whether equipment or a home change may help.
Confidence and routine
Whether worry about falling is changing what someone will attempt, and how routines, support and equipment could reduce the strain.
Recommendations follow the assessment. The team confirms whether this service fits before anything is booked.
First call and assessment
What happens after you get in touch
- Tell us what is happeningCall or request a callback and describe what has changed at home, who needs support and where the difficulty shows up.
- We talk it throughThe Sunshine Coast team asks about daily tasks, confirms the location and appointment availability, discusses funding or referral details, and explains whether an OT assessment fits.
- You decideNothing is arranged until you have talked it through and agreed it fits your goals.
Questions
Sunshine Coast questions about home safety and falls
Home safety and falls suits adults on the Sunshine Coast who want a practical OT view of what is happening. The team confirms whether this service fits.
You can call for yourself, or as a family member, support worker or support coordinator — starting with your own contact details.
The Sunshine Coast team talks through what has changed, who needs support and any funding or referral details, then explains whether an OT assessment is the right next step. Nothing is booked until you agree.
No diagnosis is needed to ask. The team talks through what is happening and confirms whether occupational therapy fits before anything is booked.
This is an occupational therapy assessment and recommendation pathway. It is not a personal care, cleaning or support-worker service. Personal care, cleaning, gardening and support-worker services are separate.
No. Avanti provides occupational therapy assessment and recommendations where appropriate. Building, installation and supplier work are separate, and responsibilities are clarified before products or building work are discussed.
NDIS, a Medicare referral, DVA, aged-care funding or private payment may apply, depending on the person and the service. The team checks the funding pathway and explains relevant fees before anything is booked.
Call or request a callback and share what is happening, who the enquiry is for and any funding or referral details. The Sunshine Coast team talks it through with you and confirms whether an OT assessment is the right next step before anything is arranged.
Next step
Ask about home safety and falls on the Sunshine Coast
Tell us what has become difficult — the local team talks it through with you and explains whether an OT assessment fits.
This service suits adults on the Sunshine Coast who want a practical OT view of what is happening. You can call for yourself, or as a family member, support worker or support coordinator — starting with your own contact details.
57 Bulcock Street, Caloundra QLD 4551
Callback
Prefer the Sunshine Coast team to ring you?
Name and mobile.