Activities of daily living assessment

In this assessment we look together at your daily activities which may include household tasks, looking after yourself, getting around and maintaining hobbies and interests.
We will make recommendations to enable you to carry them out as safely and as independently as possible.

Falls Risk assessment

In this assessment we will look at how you can improve your safety around the home you live in to minimise your risk of falling. This may include us recommending equipment.

Seating assessment

In order to improve your comfort and well being and to make tasks easier to achieve we will look at your chair/ wheelchair and provide recommendations and advice on ways to improve your sitting position.

Mobility and access assessment

We will look at your current mobility aid(s) and access into your home and within your home. We will make recommendations that will help you to maintain and/or improve your independence and mobility.

Environment Matters assessment and report for care settings

This assessment aims to look at ways to make the care setting environment more enabling for its residents. Following a visit to the home we will provide recommendations on the safe, therapeutic and person centred use of both the internal and external environment.

Occupational Therapy Consultation service with Cinque Ports Mobility

This will involve us working alongside Cinque Ports Mobility to look at your activities of daily living. Together we will talk through your needs and look at the equipment that will best suit your situation, enabling you to be as independent as possible.
Kent Occupational Therapy and Cinque Ports Mobility will meet you in Cinque Ports Mobility’s Independent Living Centre where you can test and try out different equipment to see what works best for you.
You will have the Independent Living Centre exclusively for your consultation which will be about an hour.

Activity advice and support

We help you find ways to achieve and enjoy your hobbies and interests again. Or perhaps try some new ones!
We also offer specific activity advice and guidance for people who are living with dementia and their carers.

Life Story

We work with you to compile your memories, photographs and memorabilia to create your ‘Life Story’. This can then be used to help you enjoy and benefit from meaningful conversation and reminiscences with family members and friends/ carers.

Group supervision for Activity Coordinators in care settings

We facilitate group supervision sessions for Activity Coordinators which provide a forum to share ideas, problem solve, learn new techniques and get to know others who work in a similar role.

Multisensory reminiscence activity group in care settings

We provide multisensory reminiscence activity group sessions for up to 8 residents/ clients. These group sessions have been designed and written by us and draw on our experience of working with older adults. Each group session is designed to be suitable for people with a variety of abilities, including for those with dementia. The group sessions help to support memory, sensory function, confidence, communication, connection, as well as overall physical and emotional wellbeing. Activities include group discussion, food tasting, music, poetry and cognitive activities.

These group sessions have been published into a book entitled ‘The Multi-Sensory Reminiscence Activity Book: 52 Weekly Group Session Plans for Working with Older Adults’.