Supporting Safety, Independence, and Confidence at Home
At Belong Health, we provide Home Safety Assessments through Occupational Therapy, supporting adults to live safely and independently in their own homes.
Our assessments are practical, personalised, and completed in your home environment, allowing us to identify real risks and provide meaningful recommendations.
We support:
At Belong Health, we provide Home Safety Assessments through Occupational Therapy, supporting adults to live safely and independently in their own homes.
Our assessments are practical, personalised, and completed in your home environment, allowing us to identify real risks and provide meaningful recommendations.
We support:
- Adults aged 50 years and over
- Individuals with disability or health conditions
- NDIS participants
- Older adults wanting to remain safely at home
What Is a Home Safety Assessment?
A Home Safety Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of your living environment, daily routines, and functional abilities.
The goal is to:
Our Occupational Therapists assess how you move through your home and interact with your environment, ensuring recommendations are tailored to your needs.
A Home Safety Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of your living environment, daily routines, and functional abilities.
The goal is to:
- Identify potential hazards
- Reduce risk of falls or injury
- Improve accessibility and ease of movement
- Support independence in everyday tasks
Our Occupational Therapists assess how you move through your home and interact with your environment, ensuring recommendations are tailored to your needs.
What Does a Home Safety Assessment Involve?
Our assessments are completed in your home and may include:
Environmental Assessment
Functional Assessment
Risk Identification
Recommendations
Our assessments are completed in your home and may include:
Environmental Assessment
- Lighting, flooring, and layout
- Entry and exit points
- Bathroom and kitchen safety
- Stairs, pathways, and access areas
Functional Assessment
- Mobility and transfers
- Balance and coordination
- Ability to complete daily tasks safely
Risk Identification
- Fall risks
- Trip hazards
- Unsafe movement patterns
Recommendations
- Home modifications
- Assistive equipment
- Changes to routines or environment
- Safety strategies tailored to your needs
Common Reasons for a Home Safety Assessment
You may benefit from a Home Safety Assessment if you or a loved one:
You may benefit from a Home Safety Assessment if you or a loved one:
- Have experienced a fall or are at risk of falling
- Are finding it harder to move safely around the home
- Have been discharged from hospital
- Are living with a neurological condition (e.g. stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s)
- Want to remain living at home safely as you age
- Require support for NDIS funding or planning
Falls Prevention and Home Safety
Home Safety Assessments play a key role in Falls Prevention Occupational Therapy.
We look at how your environment and daily routines may contribute to fall risk and provide practical strategies to improve safety.
Learn more about Falls Prevention:
Home Safety Assessments play a key role in Falls Prevention Occupational Therapy.
We look at how your environment and daily routines may contribute to fall risk and provide practical strategies to improve safety.
Learn more about Falls Prevention:
Equipment and Home Modifications
Following your assessment, we may recommend equipment or modifications to improve safety and independence.
This may include:
Following your assessment, we may recommend equipment or modifications to improve safety and independence.
This may include:
- Grab rails and bathroom supports
- Shower chairs and non-slip surfaces
- Ramps and access solutions
- Lighting improvements
Learn more about Home Modifications
Supporting NDIS and Functional Assessments
Home Safety Assessments are often included as part of broader assessments such as Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA).
We provide detailed reports to support:
Home Safety Assessments are often included as part of broader assessments such as Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA).
We provide detailed reports to support:
- NDIS access and plan reviews
- Funding applications
- Equipment and home modification requests
Supporting Ageing at Home
A Home Safety Assessment is an important step in supporting individuals to remain safely in their own home for longer.
We provide practical strategies that support independence while reducing risk.
Learn more about Occupational Therapy for Ageing at Home:
A Home Safety Assessment is an important step in supporting individuals to remain safely in their own home for longer.
We provide practical strategies that support independence while reducing risk.
Learn more about Occupational Therapy for Ageing at Home:
Supporting Neurological Conditions
We support individuals with conditions such as:
We support individuals with conditions such as:
- Dementia
- Stroke
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis
A Collaborative, Person-Centred Approach
We work closely with:
We work closely with:
- GPs
- Support Coordinators
- Family and carers
- Allied health professionals
Mobile Occupational Therapy Across Perth
Our Occupational Therapists provide home visits across Perth, allowing us to assess and support you in your everyday environment.
Telehealth services are also available where appropriate.
Our Occupational Therapists provide home visits across Perth, allowing us to assess and support you in your everyday environment.
Telehealth services are also available where appropriate.
Get Started
If you’re looking for a Home Safety Assessment by an Occupational Therapist, our team is here to support you.
Call us on 08 9586 3934 or send us an email here
If you’re looking for a Home Safety Assessment by an Occupational Therapist, our team is here to support you.
Call us on 08 9586 3934 or send us an email here
Home Safety Assessment Frequently Asked Questions
What is a home safety assessment?
A home safety assessment is a structured evaluation completed by an Occupational Therapist to identify risks within the home and recommend strategies, equipment, or modifications to improve safety and independence.
What does a home safety assessment involve?
It involves an Occupational Therapist visiting your home to assess your environment, mobility, and daily activities to identify risks and recommend ways to improve safety and independence.
Who can perform a home safety assessment?
A qualified Occupational Therapist performs home safety assessments. They are trained to assess how physical, cognitive, and environmental factors impact safety and daily functioning.
Who needs a home safety assessment?
Anyone experiencing reduced mobility, recent falls, changes in health, or wanting to remain safely at home may benefit from an assessment.
What are common safety risks identified in the home?
Common risks may include:
What are examples of home safety recommendations?
Recommendations may include:
What should be included in a home safety checklist?
A home safety checklist typically looks at:
Can this be funded through the NDIS?
Yes, home safety assessments can often be funded under NDIS plans, particularly when linked to functional goals and safety needs.
Do you provide equipment recommendations?
Yes, we assess and recommend appropriate assistive technology and can support funding applications.
Do you offer home visits?
Yes, all assessments are completed in your home to ensure recommendations are practical and relevant.
What happens after a home safety assessment?
Following the assessment, you may receive:
What is a home safety assessment?
A home safety assessment is a structured evaluation completed by an Occupational Therapist to identify risks within the home and recommend strategies, equipment, or modifications to improve safety and independence.
What does a home safety assessment involve?
It involves an Occupational Therapist visiting your home to assess your environment, mobility, and daily activities to identify risks and recommend ways to improve safety and independence.
Who can perform a home safety assessment?
A qualified Occupational Therapist performs home safety assessments. They are trained to assess how physical, cognitive, and environmental factors impact safety and daily functioning.
Who needs a home safety assessment?
Anyone experiencing reduced mobility, recent falls, changes in health, or wanting to remain safely at home may benefit from an assessment.
What are common safety risks identified in the home?
Common risks may include:
- Slippery or uneven flooring
- Poor lighting
- Unsafe bathroom setups
- Cluttered walkways
- Difficult access to key areas (e.g. stairs, entryways)
What are examples of home safety recommendations?
Recommendations may include:
- Installing grab rails or handrails
- Using non-slip mats
- Improving lighting
- Rearranging furniture for safer access
- Using assistive equipment
What should be included in a home safety checklist?
A home safety checklist typically looks at:
- Entry and exit access
- Bathroom and kitchen safety
- Mobility and transfer areas
- Lighting and visibility
- Trip and fall hazards
- Ability to complete daily tasks safely
Can this be funded through the NDIS?
Yes, home safety assessments can often be funded under NDIS plans, particularly when linked to functional goals and safety needs.
Do you provide equipment recommendations?
Yes, we assess and recommend appropriate assistive technology and can support funding applications.
Do you offer home visits?
Yes, all assessments are completed in your home to ensure recommendations are practical and relevant.
What happens after a home safety assessment?
Following the assessment, you may receive:
- A summary of findings
- Recommendations for equipment or modifications
- Strategies to improve safety and independence
- A report (if required for funding or services)
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Referrals to Belong Health
We are Medicare and Private Health fund registered for Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology.
EPC/Team care arrangements/Chronic disease (CDM) or GP management plans and self-referrals are all acceptable.
WA NDIS Registered Provider
We are Medicare and Private Health fund registered for Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology.
EPC/Team care arrangements/Chronic disease (CDM) or GP management plans and self-referrals are all acceptable.
WA NDIS Registered Provider
Medicare
You can get a referral from your/your child’s GP for OT on a Chronic Disease Management (CDM) plan this gives you 5 sessions for OT per calendar year with a $53 rebate available on each session or a Helping Children with Autism/PDD/ or an eligible disability package (20 sessions between allied health professionals, as set up by a Paediatrician/Psychiatrist) which gives your child under 16 years a $75 rebate per session for the 20 sessions, you can use up to 10 sessions per Health Professional (up to 10 for OT) and you will need a separate referral letter from your child’s Paediatrician for each Allied Health Professional you are seeking services from.
You can get a referral from your/your child’s GP for OT on a Chronic Disease Management (CDM) plan this gives you 5 sessions for OT per calendar year with a $53 rebate available on each session or a Helping Children with Autism/PDD/ or an eligible disability package (20 sessions between allied health professionals, as set up by a Paediatrician/Psychiatrist) which gives your child under 16 years a $75 rebate per session for the 20 sessions, you can use up to 10 sessions per Health Professional (up to 10 for OT) and you will need a separate referral letter from your child’s Paediatrician for each Allied Health Professional you are seeking services from.
Private Health
Your Private Health fund may cover up to 75% of the cost of OT sessions if this is included in your cover, be sure to call them or check your policy for details.
No referral or self referral
You do not require a referral for accessing OT
Your Private Health fund may cover up to 75% of the cost of OT sessions if this is included in your cover, be sure to call them or check your policy for details.
No referral or self referral
You do not require a referral for accessing OT
NDIS Registered Provider
We are an NDIS Registered Provider
Whether you or your child have NDIS funding that is NDIS Managed, Third Party Plan Managed or you are Self-Managing your funds, you are able to use your funding to cover the full cost of therapy services plus travel costs. You will need provide us with your/your child’s NDIS number and plan details ahead of your first session. Once you have booked a session or contacted us, our team will be in touch to discuss our service agreement and provide you with our services price list.
We are an NDIS Registered Provider
Whether you or your child have NDIS funding that is NDIS Managed, Third Party Plan Managed or you are Self-Managing your funds, you are able to use your funding to cover the full cost of therapy services plus travel costs. You will need provide us with your/your child’s NDIS number and plan details ahead of your first session. Once you have booked a session or contacted us, our team will be in touch to discuss our service agreement and provide you with our services price list.
