Stay healthy, independent and connected
Our allied health team can help you to boost your health and wellbeing.
- Maintain your strength and agility
- Recover after injury or illness
- Continue to manage your daily tasks independently.
Our allied health services for seniors
Our team includes registered physiotherapists who will get to know you and create a wellbeing program that’s right for you.
Your personalised program can include:
- Physiotherapy
- Exercise physiology
- Hydrotherapy
- Gym groups
- Physio-chi
- Chair yoga
- Dietitian
- Dietitian led cooking groups
- Walking groups
- No falls programs
- Cardiopulmonary and respiratory rehabilitation.
genU’s allied health services for seniors are located in Lara, Victoria, at the Eric Hart Allied Health Centre and St Laurence Park Retirement Village.
You can also visit Jubilee Park, our Senior Outdoor Exercise Area in Lara that’s designed for older people to help improve balance, strength, functional movement, joint range of motion and mobility.
Getting started
If you are aged 65 or over you can access our allied health services directly through fee for service, or the following government funded programs:
- The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) via My Aged Care
- Home Care Packages via My Aged Care
- The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).
Additional referral information for funded programs
- If you are accessing this service through CHSP: simply contact My Aged Care for a referral first. Visit the My Aged Care page or call on 1800 200 422.
- If you are accessing this service through a Home Care Package talk to your Case Manager and they can provide a referral. The programs you choose will be costed to your Home Care Package.
- If you are accessing this service through DVA referrals need to include a doctor or hospital referral.