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Home Modifications
Home modifications are changes to the structure, layout or fittings of a person’s home so they can be safe in their environment and move around comfortably in areas they frequently use.
Mindful Home Modifications
Mindful Beings OT's are expertly trained home modification providers and can support clients to enhance and optimise their home environment to promote independence, maximise participation, and ensure safety in their homes.
We work alongside builders and other tradespeople, property owners, landlords and other key personnel to ensure home modifications are fit for purpose. We support a range of modifications, from minor adjustments to extensive alterations, such as NDIS-approved bathroom modifications.
Our Occupational Therapists will also work with clients and their families to identify modifications that are reasonable and necessary for long-term viability.
Our Range of Home Modification Services
Our Occupational Therapists can assist with modifications to meet your goals and likely future needs. We work with our clients to ensure their home modifications meet their needs and goals to help them with mobility and independence in their homes.
Some of the types of modifications we can assist with are:
MORE ABOUT HOME MODIFICATIONS
NDIS Approved Home Modifications
The NDIS uses three levels to assess the complexity of different Assistive Technology requirements.
Home modifications may be included in an NDIS plan if:
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Due to the impact of your disability, you or your carers cannot reasonably access frequently used rooms and spaces in your primary residence;
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Your primary residence, in its current condition, has significant and adverse impacts on the sustainability of current living and care arrangements; and
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A suitably qualified Occupational Therapist has performed an assessment and recommended home modifications, considering all alternatives, including the use of equipment.
Our Therapists will ensure we work within the guidelines of any laws and regulations that need to be adhered to when undertaking home modifications.
Levels to Assess
1. Simple Home Adaptations
These modifications are low in cost and easily accessible to NDIS participants. They include modifications such as grab rails or mounted shower chairs.
2. Minor Home Modifications (MHM)
Minor modifications are non-structural but require experienced professional support to identify and deliver the right solution. There are two categories:
Category A: under $10,000
Category B: between $10,000 and $20,000.
3. Complex Home Modifications (CHM)
These modifications involve structural changes that are more expensive, higher risk and where a greater level of certification is necessary. Several areas of a home may have work done and the results may have more of an impact on the participant’s life.
