Physiotherapy

Case example

The person seeking assistance:

Geoff Baker, 51-year-old male with Parkinson’s Disease seeking assistance with his physiotherapy plan. Geoff’s care is funded through his NDIS plan.

The team:

• Alannah, Geoff’s wife and primary contact
• Sandra, Geoff’s long-term physiotherapist who he sees every 6 weeks
• Steve, an allied health assistant studying physiotherapy at university

The plan:

Geoff, Alannah, Sandra and Steve have a Team Meeting together, where Geoff’s goals are discussed and parts of the therapy plan are delegated to Steve.

Steve fills in a Team Meeting form during this Team Meeting to help him remember everything for his future sessions.

Steve assists Geoff weekly in his home, following the goals and therapy plan provided to him by Geoff’s physiotherapist, Sandra. This helps to take some of the pressure off Geoff’s wife who finds it difficult to assist Geoff with his exercises due to his tall stature.

Sandra and Steve check in with each other in person every 6 weeks, when Steve attends one of Geoff’s regular physiotherapy sessions.

The funding:

Geoff is billed by his physiotherapist, Sandra, $193.99/h for her time, as per the NDIS rate. This includes:

• The once-off  Team Meeting between Geoff, Alannah, Sandra and Steve.
• The 1-hour session every 6 weeks with Geoff, Sandra and Steve.

Geoff is billed by Fora $86.79/h for his allied health assistant, Steve’s time, as per the NDIS rate. This includes:

• The once-off Team Meeting between Geoff, Alannah, Sandra and Steve.
• The 1.5-hour sessions every week between Geoff and Steve.