What we do:

PW Physiotherapy provides high quality home physiotherapy service for older people in the North Dublin area. Home visits allows for functional and mobility assessments in an environment that is familiar to the patient and where treatment and rehabilitation goals can be tailored to the needs of the individual in that environment

Services provided include:

• Home visits for the older person
• Rehabilitation post illness or hospital discharge
• Comprehensive balance & mobility assessments
• Balance & gait re-training
• Rehabilitation post joint replacement
• Tailored exercise & strengthening programs
• Respiratory physiotherapy
• Neurological physiotherapy
• Liaison with other health professions
• Equipment prescription
• Vestibular Rehabilitation
• Lower limb Amputee Rehabilitation
• Telehealth

Who might benefit?

• Older people who may not have the mobility or function to attend a clinic
• People who have difficulty with their mobility
• Those who experience falls or problems related to falls
• People who have not reached their previous levels of mobility and function after a period of illness

Why home visits?

There are several benefits to assessment and treatment of people in the comfort of their own home.

• It allows for a functional assessment in an environment that is familiar to the patient
• Treatment and rehabilitation goals can be tailored to the needs of the individual in that environment
• Allows for an assessment of safety in an environment that the patient normally reside
• Reduces the need for the patient to travel to hospitals and wait in clinics for appointments.
• Appointments are made at a time that is convenient for you