Medico Legal Assessments

Opening Hours
Mon - Fri: 9am-5pm

11 Hulme Court,
Myaree,
Western Australia 6154

PO Box 1211,
Booragoon,
Western Australia 6954

+61 (8) 9329 9011
+61 (8) 9329 9044

• Our Aim

  Our Mission Statement

  We at Maximum Independence stand out because we are committed to achieving:

  1. Customer Satisfaction above and beyond their expectations
  2. Timely Response - every referral is important to us
  3. Commitment to providing the best service possible to each client
  4. Trust and Integrity – it’s what builds lasting client relationships
  5. Team Work! Mutual Respect between all staff
  6. Commitment to Professional development

  Our mission is to enhance the independence of each and every client we service through our expertise in Occupational Therapy, and our extensive knowledge of products and community services.

• » Occupational Therapy Services

  Maximum Independence’s Occupational Therapy services include:

  Home Based Rehabilitation:

  Occupational Therapy treatment can be provided in the home in order to teach techniques that will improve your safety and decrease the effort involved in completing self care activities. This may be required following a stroke, spinal injury, brain injury, amputation, shoulder or back surgery, or simply because you are finding self care tasks more difficult than they used to be.

  Home based rehabilitation may require an ongoing series of sessions for more complicated issues, or it may be a one off assessment with all recommendations listed in an easy to read report.

  Home Based Environmental Assessment and Falls Prevention:

  1. Falls remain the major cause of injury and accidental death in the over 65 age group
  2. 35-40% of all community-dwelling people over the age of 65 years fall at least once per annum
  3. After the age of 80, the incidence of falls increases to 50%
  4. Two thirds of these falls occur in and around the home
  5. Falls in the elderly account for 40% of hospital admissions

  Our aim is to minimize any risk of falls or injury so you can remain safe and independent at home.

  A home assessment may be required in order to identify any environmental hazards that may impede your recovery following surgery.

  Unsure of whether a home assessment is required??

  Try taking our quick test:

  You have fallen, or nearly fallen, in the last 12 months
  You have two or more steps in, or around your home
  You have a shower over bath or a big step into your shower
  You are sometimes unsteady in the shower
  You have a low/soft lounge chair, or have difficulty getting up off the toilet seat
  You are unsteady when getting out of bed
  You have difficulty with mobility (shuffling gait, use of walking frame or walking
  stick etc)
  You have difficulty with judging depths/distances or seeing contrasts

  If you have ticked two or more of the boxes above, it is recommended that you consider a Maximum Independence Occupational Therapist complete an assessment of you and your home environment.

  Your Occupational Therapist will assess your mobility and self care, identify any hazards in and around your home, and recommend changes, equipment or rails to IMPROVE your SAFETY and PREVENT FALLS

  Ward/Hospital Based Rehabilitation:

  Occupational Therapy services for hospital inpatients focus on assisting you to maximize your independence in self care tasks post surgery or illness. This may be through demonstration of alternative techniques for showering or dressing, transferring from chair/bed/car or through the provision of assistive equipment. If you are having any difficulty with any other area of your daily self care tasks, our Occupational Therapy staff are willing and able to assist.

  Ergonomics:

  Did you know that many niggling aches can be reduced and possibly eradicated by making a few small adjustments to the way you work?

  Ergonomics is the process of adapting an environment to suit the needs of the user. The aim is to find a match between the work, worker and work environment. This can be as simple as moving items on a desk; taking breaks; or adapting temperature controls. If required, an Occupational Therapist can recommend alternative equipment and/or work station changes to further reduce work related strain.

  Other commonly missed areas include:

  1. Work stress
  2. Work organisation
  3. Lighting and Glare
  4. Temperature
  5. Noise
  6. Desk layout, and of course…
  7. Chair set up

  If you are experiencing headaches, fatigue in back or shoulders or simply feel your work station could be improved, contact Maximum Independence for further information.

• » Social Work

  Our Social Work service is offered to inpatients of Mount Hospital in order to effect a smooth transition from hospital to home. Our Social Worker is committed to providing support, understanding and efficient service provision to all inpatients. These services may include:

  1. counselling
  2. co-ordination of domestic services (e.g. house cleaning, laundry)
  3. assistance with arranging meals services at home
  4. set up of personal care services (e.g. showering, dressing)
  5. arranging travel assistance for patients (e.g. HACC transport, PATS, ACCROD, cancer council)
  6. home maintenance (e.g. gardening)
  7. community service links
  8. financial assistance (e.g. centrelink forms, cancer council forms)
  9. aged care assessment information and referral follow up (including community aged care packages, extended aged care packages, respite, transition care, rehabilitation)

  Please note, this is a referral based service which means a Mount Hospital doctor or nurse needs to make a referral in order for a patient to be seen. There is no charge for this service.

  Please contact us for further information.

• » Self Care Aids & Equipment

  The equipment options available to you are extensive!! Although choice is a good thing, the volume of similar, but different, options can be overwhelming.

  Our aim at Maximum Independence is to simplify this process for you.

  All of our staff at Maximum Independence are trained to assist you in selecting the piece of equipment that it best suited to your current and future needs. Whatever condition you are currently experiencing is taken into consideration, as well as any additional physical complications you may have, any future progression of a disorder, and your home environment. We also consider your individual lifestyle, as well as the needs of others you may live with.

  Maximum Independence has an extensive range of equipment readily available for hire or purchase. If there is something you require that we don’t have in stock, we will happily assist you in sourcing an item.

  Click here to view a snapshot of the selection we stock. Please contact us for further information.