Rehabilitation services (Melton)

Our rehabilitation services support people who are recovering from serious illness, injury or surgery. This may include: 

• a stroke or other neurological event
• a new diagnosis of a condition such as Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis
• a major medical episode requiring a long hospital stay.  

We focus on helping you regain your strength, mobility and independence. Our team will work with you to set goals that are important to you. We use a multidisciplinary approach, which means you’ll be supported by a team of different health professionals who work together to meet your needs.  

Our rehabilitation services are delivered by a team of experienced health professionals. These services include: 

• Exercise physiology – movement and exercise programs aimed at improving your strength, fitness, balance and overall wellbeing.
• Occupational therapy – support with everyday tasks like showering, dressing, cooking or getting around safely at home.
• Physiotherapy – helping you improve your mobility, strength, flexibility and coordination. Our specialists may work with you on walking, balance, falls prevention or pain management.
• Social work – emotional support and practical help during your recovery. You’ll learn coping strategies, connect with community services, and be better prepared to manage life changes.
• Speech pathology – support with communication and swallowing difficulties. We’ll help you with speaking, understanding language, reading, writing and safe eating and drinking.
• Group-based interventions – these programs bring people together to work on shared goals and give you the chance to connect with others facing similar challenges. 

Specialist rehabilitation programs 

We also provide tailored group programs, which bring together people with shared goals and give you the chance to connect with others facing similar challenges. These programs include:  

• Cardiac rehabilitation – for people recovering from a heart event or surgery
• Pulmonary rehabilitation – for people with chronic lung conditions such as COPD
• Stroke – for people and carers following a stroke
• Communication – for people who have issues with communicating. 

You are not required to go through My Aged Care for this service. 

For group-based interventions such as cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, diabetes exercises and cancer survivorship, you must have a referral from a GP or allied health / nursing clinician. 

For more information, please contact us on (03) 9747 7609.