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Refer once,
hear back the same day.

Everything you need to refer with confidence — what we do, where we go, how quickly we respond, and the forms and packs worth keeping on hand.

SERVICE REGIONS — GREATER SYDNEY & ILLAWARRA
HOW TO REFER

We’re glad to hear from you, however you reach out

Whether you prefer to pick up the phone, send a quick email or use our referral form, we will support you from there. There is no portal to log into and nothing to chase — and if you would like to talk a situation through before referring, we would welcome the conversation.

Need a functional capacity assessment? Start with the form.

FCA reports are usually wanted quickly — a plan reassessment is looming or a decision is waiting on the evidence. Our FCA referral form gathers everything we need in one go, so we can confirm the booking sooner and get the report to you within 14 days of the assessment. It is a fillable PDF: complete it, attach the plan if you have it, and email it back.

FCA referral form (PDF)
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Step one

Send what you have

Email or call with the participant’s name, funding type and what you are hoping OT can help with — a couple of lines is plenty. Attach a plan or previous report if you have one; if not, that is fine, we will work without it. For an FCA, the referral form above is the quickest start.

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Same business day

We come back to you

You will hear from us the same business day — capacity confirmed, timing proposed and, if an assessment is involved, a report date. If we cannot take the referral straight away, we will tell you honestly and do our best to help you find a way forward.

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From there

We take it from here

We book directly with the participant or family, deliver the service, and keep your team in the loop with reports and progress — always with consent. Scheduling is ours to manage, not yours.

WHAT WE NEED

A few details help us respond well

Useful at referral

  • Participant name and contact, or yours if they prefer
  • Funding type — NDIS, aged care or private
  • How the plan is managed — plan, self or agency managed
  • Suburb
  • What you are hoping OT will achieve
  • Any deadline or plan reassessment date
  • Current plan or previous reports, if handy
  • Access notes — interpreter, animals, best times

A note on plan management. We currently work with plan-managed and self-managed NDIS participants, so letting us know how the plan is managed helps us give you a clear answer from the first conversation. If a participant is agency-managed we will not simply turn you away — we will do our best to point you towards a suitable alternative, and if you would like, add them to our waitlist and let you know as soon as we are able to help.

DOWNLOADS

Take it with you

The referral form and a one-page pack for each region. Print them, keep them, or forward them to a colleague who covers the other side of the region.

FCA referral form

Fillable PDF. Complete it, attach the plan, and email it back — we book the assessment from there and deliver the report within 14 days.

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Western Sydney

Parramatta, Blacktown and Penrith and their surrounding suburbs, with services, fees and how to refer.

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Wollongong & Illawarra

Wollongong, Warrawong, Berkeley, Shellharbour, Figtree, Dapto, Lake Illawarra, Warilla and Albion Park.

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South West Sydney

Campbelltown, Camden, Narellan and the growth corridor, plus Liverpool and surrounds — Casula, Prestons, Hoxton Park, Edmondson Park and Leppington.

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Cancellation policy

Notice periods and attendance terms. Forms part of every service agreement, so your participants know where they stand.

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WHAT WE HELP WITH

Services

Functional capacity assessments

Comprehensive FCAs with the report delivered within 14 days of assessment. See the full FCA page.

Daily living skills

Building independence in personal care, cooking, routines and life skills, for children and adults.

Community access

Confidence with transport, shopping, and social and community participation.

Assistive technology

Prescription, trials and AT reports with options considered and trial evidence documented.

Home modifications

Assessment and recommendations with measurements, options compared and owner consent addressed.

Early childhood

Occupational therapy for children under 9 through the early childhood approach, billed against 0118 items.

WHO WE SUPPORT

Funding types

NDIS

Plan & self managed

Billed under the current NDIS Pricing Schedule. Both Improved Daily Living (0128) and Early Childhood (0118) items.

Aged care

Support at Home

Available as an associated provider or directly to self-managed clients. Travel is built into the rate, as the scheme requires.

Private

No referral needed

Clients can book directly. Medicare rebates apply where a GP has written a Chronic Disease Management plan.

We cover Parramatta, Blacktown, Penrith, Campbelltown, Liverpool and the south-west, and Wollongong and the Illawarra — 68 suburbs in all — with telehealth available Australia-wide. See the full suburb list.

QUESTIONS

What referrers usually ask

The same business day. If a referral arrives late in the afternoon you will still hear from us before we finish for the day. Even when our books are full we will let you know straight away, so you are never left waiting on an answer.
Not at the moment — we work with plan-managed and self-managed NDIS participants. If someone you support is agency-managed, please still get in touch: we will do our best to suggest a suitable alternative, and we are happy to add them to our waitlist and let you know as soon as we are able to help.
Yes, with consent. Reports and progress go to whoever the participant nominates, and we let you know when each piece of work is delivered, so you always know where things are up to.
Yes. Children under 9 are supported through the early childhood approach and billed against the 0118 items. We work with families, early childhood partners and schools.
We are warmly welcoming new clients across all of our regions and would love to hear from you. We keep the capacity note on this page and in our referrer packs up to date, so you can rely on what you read here — and if anything changes, we will always let you know when you get in touch.
For NDIS, travel is charged separately in line with the Pricing Schedule and agreed in the service agreement. For aged care clients, travel is included within our hourly rate rather than charged separately, in line with the Support at Home rules. Full detail is in our fee schedule.

Have someone waiting on an OT?

Send us the details and you will have an answer today — capacity, timing and a report date.

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