01 Daily living
Home & daily living
Personal care, household tasks, community participation. Practical strategies to do more on your own terms.
Occupational Therapy in Dandenong & Greater Melbourne
Practical OT,
in your real life.
Equal Therapy's Occupational Therapists work where you live: your home, your community, your workplace. We help you do the things that matter to you, day in, day out. You get the right strategies, the right equipment, and a clear plan you can actually use.
Adults
Home, work & community
In-home
Across Greater Melbourne
NDIS
Registered provider
In-home OT
NDIS funded
What we help with
Therapy that fits
real-life goals.
Our OTs work across the full scope of adult and aged care, bringing experienced clinical reasoning to wherever life actually happens.
02 Home modifications
Home & access assessments
Bathroom, kitchen, entries, stairs. Full home assessments with clear, NDIS-ready modification reports.
03 Equipment & AT
Assistive technology
Mobility aids, transfer equipment, sensory tools. Prescribed, trialled and reviewed so it actually fits.
04 Home & Living
Home & Living assessments
SIL, SDA and ILO assessments. We evaluate your housing and support needs and write the evidence your planner needs to fund them.
05 Hospital to home
Discharge & transitions
Hospital-to-home planning, post-stroke rehab, equipment hire, first-fortnight check-ins, family training.
06 NDIS reports
SDA · SIL · FCA · ILO
Functional Capacity, SDA, SIL and ILO assessments, written so your planner and support coordinator can actually use them.
The detail
Three signature areas
we go deep in.
01 · Home assessments
Where you live
We come to your front door.
We bring the assessment to you: your home, your school, your workplace, your aged care residence. We see how you actually live, then write a plan that fits that life. Not a clinic-room approximation.
- Initial home visit and functional observation
- Goal setting with you (and your family if it helps)
- Written report you and your planner can use
02 · Assistive technology
The right kit
Equipment that fits the person, not the catalogue.
Trialled in your home, not picked from a brochure. We assess, prescribe and review every piece of assistive technology, from shower chairs to powered wheelchairs. We handle the NDIS evidence write-up so your funding decision is straightforward.
Talk to an AT-trained OT
03 · Home & Living
Home & Living
Housing and support that fits.
SIL, SDA and ILO assessments that evaluate what you need to live as independently as possible, and the evidence to back it. We work through the housing and support options with you and write reports your planner and support coordinator can act on.
Plan an intake call How we start
What happens
after you reach out.
01 First contact
You call, we listen.
An intake call with our team. We listen, take notes, work out the right OT for your situation, and book in your first visit.
02 In-home assessment
We come to you.
An in-home assessment with your OT. We see how your home and day actually work, set goals together, and identify the equipment, modifications or supports you need.
03 Assessment & evidence
We write it up.
We prepare your report and the evidence your funder needs, whether that's a Functional Capacity Assessment, an assistive technology recommendation, a home modification report, or a Home & Living (SIL, SDA, ILO) assessment.
04 Recommendations & review
We see it through.
Equipment trials, modification quotes and funding approvals can take time, so we stay involved through implementation and review. Early referral helps, given supplier and funding lead times.
How it's funded
Ways to fund
your OT.
We're registered with all the main pathways and our team handles the paperwork end-to-end. You won't need a degree in claim codes.
Most clients
NDIS
Self-managed, plan-managed and NDIA-managed all supported. We're a fully registered NDIS provider audited to the Practice Standards.
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Chronic disease
Medicare CDM
Up to 5 subsidised allied health sessions per calendar year with a GP-issued Chronic Disease Management plan. Bring your CDM referral.
Veterans
DVA
Approved DVA Allied Health provider. Gold and White card holders with a current D904 referral from a GP can access OT at no cost.
Self-funded
Private
Most private health funds with extras cover OT. We'll provide the receipts and item codes you need to claim. HICAPS coming soon.
We also work with TAC, WorkCover, My Aged Care and CHSP clients. Not sure which pathway fits? Call our intake team on (03) 7500 5696.
Founder & OT
Your OT
Meet Max.
“Most OT happens in clinics. But the things people actually want to get better at happen at home. Making a cup of tea, getting to the letterbox, lifting a grandchild. So that's where I work.”
Max founded Equal Therapy after a decade in hospital and community OT settings. He works with adults, with deep experience in complex home modifications, complex equipment scripting, Home and Living Supports (SIL, SDA, ILO) evaluation and evidence, and neuro discharge planning. AHPRA registered.
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OT questions
Common asks
about OT.
Specifics about home visits, NDIS pathways, and what your first session actually looks like.
Ask our intake teamDo OTs really come to my house?
Yes. Most of our OT happens in your home, your school, your workplace or your aged care residence. We also see clients in clinic at Dandenong and offer telehealth Australia-wide for follow-up and review sessions.
What suburbs do you cover for home visits?
Across Greater Melbourne. From our Dandenong base across the south-east (City of Casey, Greater Dandenong, Frankston, Cardinia and Kingston), plus our Preston branch covering the north and Werribee covering the west.
Can you write SDA, SIL or FCA assessments?
Yes. We write Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA), Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Individualised Living Option (ILO) assessments, all to current NDIA standards.
How quickly can we start?
We aim to see new clients as soon as we can. When you start depends on current clinician capacity and completing your onboarding paperwork. We prioritise intake for urgent hospital discharges and palliative referrals.
What does the first session cost?
NDIS, DVA and Medicare CDM clients have sessions billed directly to their funding, and we also work with TAC, WorkCover and My Aged Care. Self-funded sessions follow the relevant professional association's recommended rates. We'll confirm everything in writing before your first visit.
Do you support support coordinators?
Yes. Our intake team manages all coordinator enquiries, referrals and reporting through the one intake line, and writes reports within agreed timeframes.
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One team, three
connected disciplines.
Ready when you are
Start OT
when you're ready.
A real intake team, not a scripted call centre. Talk to our team today and we'll book your first in-home visit. When you start depends on current capacity and completing your onboarding paperwork.
In-home
Across Greater
Melbourne
Experienced OT
The same OT,
every visit
NDIS
Registered
OT provider