functional assessments

Conducted by Occupational Therapists

Functional Assessments are conducted by Occupational Therapists to understand the everyday challenges of a person with an injury or disability. These assessments are commonly required to assess the capacity of the client's so that appropriate supports and/ or services can be put into place to maximise participation and quality of life.

Why are Functional Assessments needed?

To assess a person's functional capacity to complete an Access Request for the NDIS.
To comprehensively assess a clients needs and recommend funding required to meet those needs.
To understand why a client is experiencing challenges with their everyday tasks
To identify priorities so that funding can be used effectively.
To provide justification for further funding.

What do we assess in a Functional Assessment?

Our Occupational Therapists assess how a client performs their everyday tasks (Activities of daily Living) such as personal care (showering, dressing, grooming & toileting), domestic tasks (cleaning, meal preparation, laundry tasks) and community access tasks (money management, shopping, travel, employment/ volunteering).

The Occupational Therapist then assesses what support is needed for the client to reach their potential and/ or improve their life.

The Occupational Therapist uses a range of standardised and non standardised assessment tools to gather this information so that we have a complete understanding of our client and their needs. The assessment tools may include measures of adaptive function (eg. Vineland III or the ABAS), quality of life (WHOQOL, or WHODAS) as well as specific task based assessments. This assessment can take several hours to complete to ensure the assessment report provides information to capture the client's current and future needs.

Why refer to Life InMotion for a Functional Assessment?

Our reports are comprehensive and unique to each client.
Our assessment process is quick, we understand that these reports are requited urgently at times, and therefore work quickly to meet your needs.
Our therapists are experienced in NDIS, Aged Care, Lifetime Care and Support and DVA; meaning that we have lots of experience in this area. We are capable of undertaking referrals for clients with complex needs.
We are experienced in various areas of NDIS- including SIL (Supported Independent living), SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) and ILO (independent living Options), Complex Home Modifications.
We have several therapists on our team, meaning our waitlist is usually short or non existent.
We are experienced in working in a multidisciplinary setting. Our broader team includes Speech Pathologists, Behaviour Support Practitioners and Support Coordinators. We know how to work effectively in these teams.