An AHPRA-registered OT visits your home, assesses fall hazards and functional risks, and gives you practical, funded recommendations.
Falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalisation for older Australians, and most happen at home. Our mobile OTs carry out a thorough home falls risk assessment: looking at your environment, your strength, your balance, your medications and your daily routine. You receive a written report with clear, prioritised recommendations. Whether you're funded through a Home Care Package, the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, DVA or privately, we can help you take the next step.
You'll speak with one of our AHPRA-registered OTs.
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Falls risk assessments for older adults
Falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalisation for older Australians, and the vast majority happen at home. If you're looking into this for a parent or someone you care for, a falls risk assessment is not a single checklist walk-through. It's a clinical assessment of both the person and their environment, carried out by an AHPRA-registered OT, with a written report and specific recommendations your home care team can act on.
Your OT walks through each area of the home systematically: flooring transitions, loose rugs, furniture placement, stair condition, outdoor paths and steps, lighting in corridors and at night. The goal is to identify hazards that intersect with how the person actually moves through their day, not a generic safety checklist.
Environmental hazards are only one side of falls risk. Your OT assesses the person's balance, leg strength, sit-to-stand transfers, walking pattern and endurance in the context of their own home. Functional ability that looked fine in a clinic may look quite different when navigating an uneven back path or a narrow bathroom doorway.
Ill-fitting footwear, worn soles and inappropriate slippers are among the most commonly identified falls risk factors we see. Your OT reviews what the person typically wears at home and outside, and makes specific recommendations. Clothing that catches on furniture or restricts movement is also considered as part of this.
Certain medications and medication combinations increase falls risk through dizziness, low blood pressure, sedation or muscle weakness. Your OT does not prescribe or adjust medications, but they document the relevant medications noted during the visit and flag concerns for the GP or pharmacist to follow up as part of the written report.
Poor vision is a significant contributor to falls, particularly at night. Your OT assesses lighting levels in key areas (bathroom, bedroom, hallway), notes whether the person's vision has been reviewed recently, and recommends practical lighting improvements. Night-light placement, bedside lamp positioning and contrast at step edges are commonly addressed.
Fear of falling is itself a falls risk factor. After a fall, many people significantly reduce their activity and mobility, which leads to deconditioning and increased risk over time. Your OT assesses fear of falling, its impact on daily activity, and recommends strategies to support safe re-engagement with activities that matter to the person.
Our OTs aim to help reduce falls risk through practical, evidence-based assessment and recommendations. Falls risk reduction is not the same as falls prevention, and we do not make guarantees about outcomes. The assessment gives you the clearest possible picture and a prioritised plan to act on.
Whether NDIS, aged care, DVA or private, the admin can feel complicated. We handle the paperwork and explain the funding options in plain English so you can focus on the person, not the process.
Phone (07) 3477 9366 or drop your details in the form. Our intake team usually responds within one business day. We'll ask about age, goals, funding and where you're based.
We pair you with an AHPRA-registered OT experienced in your context: paediatric, adult, older adult, rehab or reports. You know who's coming, and why they're the right fit.
Your OT visits you at home, at school, at work or in the community. We build a personalised plan, document progress, and coordinate with your supports, GP or support coordinator.
Our Occupational Therapists are AHPRA-registered, supported by OT assistants, a psychologist, a speech pathologist and a warm admin team who'll be your first point of contact. Small enough to know your name, big enough to match you with someone whose experience fits your goals.
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Tell us your preferences: gender, language, cultural background, clinical experience. We'll match you with a clinician who fits.
We can't list fixed prices publicly. What you pay depends on your funding stream, the service, and your location. But every Astrad client gets the same three things, in writing, before any visit is booked.
Request a written quoteEvery client gets a clear written quote setting out session rates, expected travel time and any reports, before we schedule a single visit.
For NDIS participants we bill within the limits set out in the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. No surprises at invoice time.
Travel and non-face-to-face time are always quoted in writing, at the rates allowed for your funding stream. What you see is what you pay.
Our Occupational Therapists travel to you. At home, at school, at work or in the community. We cover metro and many regional areas across Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania. Not sure if we reach your postcode? Ask us. We usually confirm within one business day.
Check availabilityBrisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Toowoomba
Sydney, Central Coast, Wollongong, Newcastle
Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat
Hobart, Launceston, Devonport
These are the questions we hear most from adult children and carers. If yours isn't here, call us and we'll answer it directly.
Any of the following are good reasons to book: a recent fall or near-miss, a change in medication, increasing unsteadiness or balance concerns, discharge from hospital, new diagnosis (e.g. Parkinson's, stroke, macular degeneration), or a move to a new home. You don't need to wait for a crisis. An early assessment is far easier to act on than a reactive one after an injury.
Our OT visits your home and looks at two things: the environment and the person. The environment assessment covers flooring, lighting, bathroom, toilet, stairs, outdoor areas and bedroom layout. The functional assessment looks at balance, strength, transfers (sitting to standing, in/out of bed), footwear, and how your daily routine intersects with risk. We also review relevant medications with you and note any vision or cognitive factors. You receive a written report with specific, prioritised recommendations.
Yes, in most cases. Falls risk assessments are a standard OT service funded through Home Care Packages (HCP Level 1-4) and through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP). If the client has an active HCP, the home care provider coordinates the service. If you're not sure what funding is in place, call us. Our intake team can help you work out what applies.
Yes. Veterans holding a DVA Gold Card can access OT services, including home falls risk assessments, at no cost to them. White Card holders may also be eligible depending on the accepted condition. We're experienced working with DVA clients and can liaise with the treating GP if a referral is needed.
As soon as the person is medically stable and at home. Ideally within one to two weeks of returning home from hospital or emergency. Post-fall, the risk of a second fall is highest in the weeks immediately after. We triage post-hospital and post-fall referrals and will tell you our availability in your area.
Yes. Our OTs can prescribe and arrange supply of mobility aids, bathroom grab rails, non-slip bath mats, bed rails, rise-recliner chairs, non-slip flooring, and other equipment that reduces environmental risk. For funded clients (HCP, DVA, CHSP), equipment recommendations are included in the written report for your home care provider or case manager to action.
They often go hand in hand, but they're not the same. A falls risk assessment is a clinical assessment of the person's risk and the environmental factors contributing to it. A home modification assessment is the next step if structural changes are needed: things like ramps, grab rail installation, shower remodelling or step removal. Many clients need both, and we can provide both in the same visit or as a follow-up.
Our mobile OTs visit you at home across QLD, NSW, VIC and TAS. Funded through HCP, CHSP, DVA or private. We'll help you understand what applies before we book. Most new referrals are seen within two to four weeks. Urgent post-hospital or post-fall cases are triaged.
We usually call back within one business day.
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