
Are you affected by a disability?
The Good Samaritan Healthcare is a NDIS registered provider servicing physiotherapy, podiatry, counselling, occupational therapy, speech therapy and dietitian, across Sydney.
The Good Samaritan Healthcare is here to improve your functional ability through personalised evidence-based therapy tailored to your needs. Our therapists are caring, experienced and enthusiastic to assist you in leading a meaningful quality of life.
Do I qualify for NDIS Funding?
“To be eligible for NDIS funding, the disease or medical condition must cause permanent impairment (physical, intellectual, cognitive, neurological, visual, hearing or psychosocial), resulting in significant disability.” – National Disability Insurance Scheme
The NDIS system can be a difficult process to navigate, but we are here to help! For more information on the eligibility criteria for NDIS, please click here.
NDIS Physiotherapy
At The Good Samaritan Healthcare, our NDIS physiotherapists are especially skilled in disability conditions and including paediatric disability, utilising rehabilitation inventions to maintain, restore and improve functional levels and mobility.
We prioritise building a relationship with you to understand how we can assist you to reach your goals. Here are a few techniques and therapies we can provide through our NDIS Physiotherapy sessions:
- Assessment and management of your mobility, balance and coordination
- Assessment and management of posture, muscle tone and strength
- Pain management techniques such as hot and cold therapy and dry needling
- Assessment and treatment for gross and fine motor skill issues
- Joint mobilisation or manipulation and massage
- Prescription of exercise programs
- Aquatic therapy (therapeutic exercise in a pool)
- Training of support people to provide your program
- Prescription of special equipment, such as walking aids and braces
- Breathing and mucous clearance techniques for people with lung problems.
- Early Childhood Intervention to assess children with disabilities and improve their overall function.
- Comprehensive assessment and management plans
- Re-training and maintaining voluntary muscle control
- Retrain and maintain postural mechanisms
- Improve gait pattern
- Improve joint range of motion
- Educate on energy conservation techniques to manage fatigue
- Improve your movement pattern and control
- Educate and train on how to utilise walking aids
NDIS Speech Pathology
At The Good Samaritan Medical Centre, our approach to children’s Speech Pathology centres on creating a supportive and engaging environment where children can thrive. Here’s how we ensure effective and personalised treatment:
- Articulation Therapy: target speech sound disorders and/or delay
- Phonological-based intervention: target speech sound errors
- Language Intervention: targets receptive and expressive disorders/delays
- Early Intervention: early onset developmental delays
- Literacy Intervention: Phonological awareness
NDIS Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists help NDIS patients by assessing and improving their ability to perform daily tasks. They provide tailored strategies, recommend assistive equipment, and suggest home modifications to enhance independence. Therapists support individuals with conditions like disability, injury, or aging to regain functional skills, improve mobility, and foster greater quality of life.
Our dedicated therapist can offer a range of services including:
- General functional assessments + assessment reports for SIL or SDA
- Basic and complex equipment (inclusive of 24 hour positioning and wheelchairs)
- Home modifications
- Upper limb therapy
- Capacity building (I.e ADL training)
- Manual Handling plans and education
NDIS Podiatry
Our NDIS Podiatrists are skilled to help you improve your lower limb and foot health and achieve your personal goals.
We provide quality services such as, but not limited to:
- Comprehensive assessment and management plans
- Biomechanical assessments and custom-made orthotics
- Gait analysis and orthotic prescriptions
- General nail and skin care
- Callus and painful corn removals
- Ingrown nail corrections
- Wart management
- Lower limb pain management
- Prescription of assistive devices
- Footwear advice and prescription
NDIS Visiting you
In addition to providing services at The Good Samaritan Medical Centre, we can also visit:
- At Homes
- At Schools
- At Nursing homes
- At Workplaces
- At Gymnasiums
- At Hydrotherapy pools