Community Rehabilitation
Community rehabilitation is offered as part of Barwon Health’s Sub-acute Ambulatory Care Services (SACS). Our aim is to provide rehabilitation for people:
- Following a recent event that has resulted in injury or hospitalisation
- Who are recovering from illness
- Who have had medical or surgical intervention
- Long-COVID (post-COVID conditions)
Community rehabilitation is time-limited and all clients attending will have a rehabilitation goal.
Barwon Health provides community rehabilitation from three centres:
- Belmont Community Rehabilitation Centre: 1-17 Reynolds Road, Belmont 3216
- McKellar Community Rehabilitation Centre: 45-95 Ballarat Road, North Geelong 3215
Rehabilitation can be provided in a centre, in a client’s home or in the local community.
We work in teams made up of allied health, medical and nursing professionals from the following backgrounds: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, exercise physiology, recreation therapy, social work, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, nursing, dietetics, podiatry, rehabilitation medicine and geriatric medicine. Clients may work with one or more health professionals depending on their needs and goals for recovery.
Our rehabilitation teams cover all areas of rehabilitation including:
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and multi-trauma rehabilitation – McKellar Centre only
- Amputee rehabilitation – McKellar Centre only
- Burns - McKellar Centre only
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Program – McKellar Centre
- Concussion – McKellar Centre only
- Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) (including pulmonary rehabilitation)
- Neurology Rehabilitation (including stroke, brain tumour and progressive neurological conditions)
- Oncology Rehabilitation – McKellar Centre
- Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
- Paediatric rehabilitation – see Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS)
- Spinal Injury Rehabilitation – McKellar Centre only
- Vestibular Rehabilitation
Eligibility
Community rehabilitation is for people who are recovering from an accident, injury or illness or who have had medical or surgical intervention and have rehabilitation goals.
Community rehabilitation is time-limited and directed by goals that the person develops with their rehabilitation team.
Please note: Community rehabilitation does not provide assessment for the purpose of Disability Support Pension (DSP) or National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) applications.
Cost
There is no out of pocket cost for appointments.
The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and WorkSafe will cover the cost of rehabilitation for people with an approved claim.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) may provide funding for appointments and equipment for people who are registered and have an approved plan.
How to refer
A general practitioner (GP), medical specialist or any health professional can make a referral. Referrals are received by our two services in Belmont and in North Geelong. Clients will be offered the service closest to their home:
For people living closest to Belmont:
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Fax: (03) 4215 6839
Post: Belmont Community Rehabilitation Centre
1-17 Reynolds Road, Belmont 3216
PO Box 281, Geelong VIC 3220
Electronic referral: referralNET (Geelong region only)
Phone: 4215 7000
For people living closest to North Geelong:
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Fax: (03) 4215 6376
Post: McKellar Community Rehabilitation Centre
45-95 Ballarat Road, North Geelong 3215
PO Box 281, Geelong VIC 3220
Electronic referral: referralNET (Geelong region only).
Phone: 4215 5301
In your referral, please include a summary of the person’s medical diagnosis, current symptoms and issues, goals for rehabilitation and any relevant risks.
All referrals are triaged and if not suitable for community rehabilitation, the referral may be forwarded on to a more appropriate service or feedback provided to the referrer.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Locations
Belmont Community Rehabilitation Centre
1-17 Reynolds Road, Belmont 3216
4215 7000
McKellar Community Rehabilitation Centre
45-95 Ballarat Road, North Geelong 3215
4215 5301 or 4215 5302