Acquired Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Service

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Eligibility criteria:

• Client has a moderate to severe acquired brain injury of non-progressive pathology
• Client is 18 years or over
• Client must be medically stable and should have a GP willing to provide medical support (in consultation with a rehabilitation specialist available through our program).
• Client’s rehabilitation goals or carer’s needs cannot be met by another public or private community service (eg. local Community Rehabilitation Centre)
• Client will have potential to benefit from interdisciplinary intervention, by two or more Allied Health disciplines, to improve function, decrease disability, decrease level of care/ caregiver burden

Exclusion criteria:

• Primary reason for referral is return to work only
• Primary reason for referral is behaviour management only
• Medico legal assessment and report (e.g., revoking Administration Order, testamentary capacity)
• Referral for home modifications, equipment prescription, services or case management for clients recently discharged from another service or funding body (e.g. NDIS)
• Requires only medical and/or single Allied Health discipline intervention

We also accept referrals for:

• Clients who need periodic review (monitoring) in the community to establish a plan of care to prevent complications and/or monitor for potential for rehabilitation (e.g., clients with Disorder of Consciousness)

Please complete online referral and email to abicommunity&tls@alfred.org.au. Please phone (03) 9076 7423 to discuss the referral with our intake team if you have any queries regarding eligibility to the service.

Current waiting time approx. 2-3 weeks.