Community Based Rehabilitation offers rehabilitation to people who need therapy in order to reach their maximum potential and independence after an illness or injury.
Service Profile
CBR offers therapy at both Sunshine and Williamstown hospitals as well as home based therapy if required. The decision to have therapy in your home is a joint one between yourself and your therapists as not everyone is suitable for therapy outside of the centre.
The service operates Monday to Friday, 8am - 4.30pm. Closed on Public Holidays.
There is no fee involved and interpreters are always used if needed.
The CBR team includes
- Allied Health Assistants
- Community Integration and Leisure
- Dietetics
- Neuropsychologists
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Psychology
- Rehabilitation Physician
- Social Work
- Speech Therapy
Who May Use the Service
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- Adults, usually over 16 years of age
- People with realistic therapy goals who require a range of health clinicians to assist.
- People who are medically stable and do not have an acute illness
- People who usually live in the Cities of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Wyndham and the Shire of Melton.
- For those clients wishing to attend Western Health's CBR who live outside of these areas, please contact the service to discuss the most appropriate Rehabilitation service location
What does CBR offer
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At your first appointment you will meet with one of the team to talk about:
- your health and level of ability,
- what you would like to get out of rehabilitation (your goals) and
- what we can do to help you meet these goals.
Depending on your situation, you may or may not receive therapy at your first appointment. Please contact CBR if you wish to know before hand if you will be starting therapy on the first visit.
All appointments and therapy sessions are held in the best place to meet your needs and may change as your rehabilitation needs change i.e. home, hospital, shopping centres, work place etc.
CBR offers therapy for a specific time. Once you have finished with our service, we can help you with information about services that offer longer term support in the community.