Services
Occupational Therapy
We all enjoy and engage in everyday activities and are encouraged and challenged by the roles we take in life, be they self-caring, home maintaining, work or leisure roles. A life threatening illness can lead to difficulties that can limit ability to engage in important everyday tasks, affecting quality of life.
The Aim of Occupational Therapy
The purpose of occupational therapy is to maximise the fit between what an individual wants and needs to do and his/her ability to achieve this.
Occupational therapy at St. Francis Hospice
Occupational therapists at St. Francis Hospice work with patients to maximise enjoyment of and independence for self-care, work and leisure activities. Occupational therapists carry out assessments, and work with their patients to enable them to set their own goals for occupations and activities of importance to them. Interventions focus on enabling strategies to overcome barriers to independence and assist with achieving a satisfactory level of functioning.
