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Announcements, Community, In Home Care, Massage Therapy, NDIS

Massage Therapist Kristy brings a therapeutic touch 

Posted on by Nicole Cook
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11
Apr

Kristy Massage Therapist

Working with the ex-service community for over a decade has given Kristy has a passion for aged care and lots of respect for the aging community.

Kristy has noticed

a huge need for greater pain management in the form of non-invasive and non-pharmaceutical approaches.

Manual therapy in the form of massage provides many benefits for clients physical and mental health including decreased depression and agitation, resulting in feelings of wellbeing and comfort.

The COVID pandemic has highlighted the need for therapeutic touch as a way to connect and manage pain. Working in residential and community-based care during lockdowns has allowed Kristy the opportunity to connect with the most vulnerable and isolated members of our society who at times are in desperate need for human interaction.

 

Kristy has experience with high care, dementia, individual and group exercise therapy programs promoting strength and balance. Pain management therapy is also a specialist area for Kristy having implemented and managed a wellness centre promoting wellbeing and quality of life of countless residents.  It is one of her proudest achievements to date.

 

Unfortunately, due to Covid, the organisation made the heartbreaking decision to close the clinic and like many others during the pandemic, this gave Kristy the opportunity to embark on a new career path. Kristy studied remedial massage therapy whilst working part time as a community based Allied Health Assistant and has now joined the team here at Empower Healthcare.

 

Personally, Kristy enjoys painting pet portraits and lives with her husband, dog Jester and cat Artemis.

 

Kristy joins a team of highly trained massage therapist who use a therapeutic approach to massage. They offer a broad range of individualised massage treatments chosen to accommodate the mobility status, preferences and needs of the people they see at home.

 

Our clinicians bring their own equipment with them and can massage the client on a massage table, on their bed, or in high supported sitting with a range of relaxing oils and creams, or the personal products preferred by the client.

 

Kristy is looking forward to working with the Mornington and surrounds community helping her clients to live their best lives.

CLICK to Read more about What Your Clients Can Expect From A Home Massage

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About Empower Healthcare

We Change Lives

Changing lives is what we do.  Delivering high quality allied health services is how we do it.

Founded in 2016 by two people who were determined to improve the standards of allied health services in residential aged care. With industry knowledge and an innovative approach, Adam and Matthew set about defining what allied health services can be when quality and person-centred care is placed before all else in healthcare.

The partnership, that merged clinical expertise with business acumen, soon established Empower Healthcare as a leading provider of quality physiotherapy services in residential aged care facilities in Victoria. This success fueled the expansion of our services within residential aged care, home care and NDIS to deliver occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing, podiatry, dietetics, osteopathy, massage and speech pathology – https://aussie-online-casinos.com/best-paying-online-pokies/.

Now offering comprehensive allied health services with more than 180 dedicated and passionate clinicians working in Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Empower Healthcare is growing and taking our unique approach with us.

A lot has changed over the years but not our commitment to the highest quality care, delivered by expert clinicians, aimed at improving the independence and quality of life of our clients. Helping our clients live their lives the way they want to.

 

 

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Announcements, Community, NDIS, Wheelchair

NDIS Capacity Building Funding activities with Empower

Posted on by Nicole Cook
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02
Mar

Capacity Building Funding

As you know we are a registered NDIS provider with experience in assessment and treatment to help a person with a disability gain independence, increase mobility and improve their wellbeing

Did you know Capacity Building funding can come from your participants NDIS package and are in addition to core support funding.

NDIS states:
“Capacity building supports are those that help you to maintain your independence and skill building.”
As one of the more specialised support items in an NDIS plan, Capacity Building will allow your participants to access flexible, understanding, and personalised care to ensure they can achieve their goals.

 

There are a wide range of different activities and goals your participants can achieve using their capacity building funds, here are a few that Empower can help with;

 

Dietetics:
o cooking lessons with support workers
o grocery tours
o label reading

 

Occupational Therapy
o self-care tasks such as showering, dressing & grooming independently
o house cleaning and organising your home, so you can find what you need, when you need it
o taking public transport with confidence
o supporting you to self-advocate at home, work and within the community

 

Physiotherapy
o build up mobility to return to work
o improved endurance to walk to local store
o develop balance and strength
o enhance current skill set to enable easier completion of daily tasks such as transferring out of bed or getting into car

 

Speak to your Empower contact today to find out more. Funding can only be used to purchase approved individual supports that fall within that Capacity Building category.
Capacity Building categories can be found here:

 

About Empower Healthcare

We Change Lives

Changing lives is what we do.  Delivering high quality allied health services is how we do it.

Founded in 2016 by two people who were determined to improve the standards of allied health services in residential aged care. With industry knowledge and an innovative approach, Adam and Matthew set about defining what allied health services can be when quality and person-centred care is placed before all else in healthcare.

The partnership, that merged clinical expertise with business acumen, soon established Empower Healthcare as a leading provider of quality physiotherapy services in residential aged care facilities in Victoria. This success fueled the expansion of our services within residential aged care, home care and NDIS to deliver occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing, podiatry, dietetics, osteopathy, massage and speech pathology.

Now offering comprehensive allied health services with more than 180 dedicated and passionate clinicians working in Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Empower Healthcare is growing and taking our unique approach with us.

A lot has changed over the years but not our commitment to the highest quality care, delivered by expert clinicians, aimed at improving the independence and quality of life of our clients. Helping our clients live their lives the way they want to.

 

Simply click on the image below for our referral form.

Referral on-boarding now completed online in minutes

 

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