Routines taking much longer, or needing more help
Everyday tasks that used to be automatic now take planning, and more help is needed than before.
Gold Coast · Daily living support
Support when everyday tasks are getting harder
Jordan, Avanti’s Gold Coast occupational therapist, looks at the everyday tasks that make up a day at home — dressing, meals, medication routines, household tasks and getting out. 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? ↓For adults aged 65 and over. You can enquire for yourself or someone you care for.
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Prefer the Gold Coast team to ring you?
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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.
Meals and medication routines slipping
Meals are being skipped, the kitchen feels harder, or medication routines are becoming harder to keep on track.
Getting out, or keeping up with the home
Household tasks are building up, or getting out of the house has become harder to manage.
Your occupational therapist
Daily living support with Jordan.
Occupational Therapist supporting older adults on the Gold Coast with independence, safety and quality of life.
Jordan supports adults aged 65 and over with practical Occupational Therapy, equipment prescription and home modification assessments across in-home and clinic-based services on the Gold Coast.
- Occupational Therapy for older adults aged 65 and over
- Equipment prescription and trials at mobility stores
- Home modification assessments
Occupational Therapist · Older adults and home-based OT. More about Jordan.
How OT helps
What an OT looks at with daily living at home
An occupational therapist looks at the everyday tasks that make up a day at home — dressing, meals, medication routines, household tasks and getting out. The team confirms whether this service fits before anything is booked.
Dressing, washing and self-care routines
The steps, timing and setup behind everyday routines, and where they have become slower or harder.
Meals, medication and the kitchen
Planning and preparing meals, keeping medication routines on track, and managing safely in the kitchen.
Household tasks, outings and community access
Keeping up with the home, getting out, and doing the things that matter from week to week.
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 Gold 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
Gold Coast questions about daily living support
Daily living support is for adults aged 65 and over on the Gold Coast. Jordan supports adults aged 65 and over only. If you are asking about someone younger, include it in your enquiry and the team talks through what else may fit.
You can call for yourself, or as a family member, support worker or support coordinator — starting with your own contact details.
The Gold 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. Ongoing help with daily tasks as a support service is arranged separately.
Where it fits, the OT looks at the person, the task and the home together, then talks through strategies, routines or equipment that may make daily life more manageable.
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 Gold 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 daily living support on the Gold 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 aged 65 and over on the Gold 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.
Gold Coast Surgery Centre, Level 1, 103-113 Nerang Street, Southport QLD 4215
Callback
Prefer the Gold Coast team to ring you?
Name and mobile.