Maintaining Independence
Occupational Therapy
If you’re looking for advice and support with equipment to make daily living easier, AskSARA can help you find the right options for your needs. AskSARA is quick and easy to use.
Simply:
- Choose the area you would like help and support with.
- Answer a few questions about yourself and your home environment.
Based on your answers, AskSARA will create a free, personalised report tailored to your needs which includes clear, tailored advice and an impartial list of suitable products and equipment and where to get them.
Further information on maintaining independence can also be found on Adult Social Care Self Assessment - Pembrokeshire County Council which details support services and organisations that can help.
If your needs cannot be met by any of the above, the community Occupational Therapy (OT) service helps people of all ages who have difficulty carrying out daily activities due to disability, illness or ageing to find ways of coping with the effects of disability.
An Occupational Therapist will visit you at home where they can best observe how you are currently managing and work with you to develop ways to adapt techniques, use equipment or adapt your home to make day to day tasks easier and safer.
The OT service aims to:
- Provide advice and information about safe practice and Falls prevention
- Provide advice and information about Daily living aids (opens in a new tab) that can give you more control and independence in your life
- Identify technology such as remote monitoring and emergency alarms to support you to live independently
- Identify equipment to make your home safer
- Identify appropriate ways of Adapting your home necessary to enable you to remain safe at home
- Support you with moving into alternative accommodation if the need relates to your disability and it is not reasonable or practical to adapt your home
- Work closely with other services to support you 'holistically'
If you feel that either you, or someone you know, would benefit from an Occupational Therapy assessment, please make a referral as below:
Occupational therapy referral form(opens in a new tab)
Contact details:
For any questions, information or advice: Email: dutyot@pembrokeshire.gov.uk / Tel: 01437 776308
For telephone referrals to the OT service: Tel: 01437 764551