Community Therapy

Community Therapy Welcome to Community Therapy! We support older adults, people living with disabilities and children. NDIS Registered Provider

We are a mobile provider of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Speech Pathology, Exercise Physiology, Massage and Therapy Assistants.

UoN Hall of Fame 🥰This week we were recognised at the University of Newcastle Employability Awards for our contribution ...
27/11/2025

UoN Hall of Fame 🥰

This week we were recognised at the University of Newcastle Employability Awards for our contribution to student learning and graduate pathways 🎓

We’ve had the privilege of welcoming dozens and dozens of UON students into placement and permanent roles over the years ✨

A big thank you to the University for the recognition, and to our People & Culture and Clinical teams for the work they put into supporting students each year 🎉

We are passionate about students having access to community aged care and disability placements

We are also passionate about building "work-ready" skills

This means strengthening feedback and communication skills throughout their placements too 🥰

27/11/2025

Is equipment still funded under the Support at Home program? 🤔
..Yes! But it is referred to as "Assistive Technology" or simply "AT"

Under the Support at Home program...
..there is a separate budget for AT

And it can be defined as low, medium or high cost

And there are rules regarding:
➡️ what types of AT can be funded
➡️ what types of AT need an allied health assessment

If you have any questions about AT, reach out to us at CT 😊👋

26/11/2025

...are home modifications covered under the Support at Home program?

Yes!

However, there are new rules to know 👀

1. Life-time cap of $15,000
➡️ At present there is a life-time cap of $15,000 for the home modifications budget

We believe this is too low at Community Therapy and should be subject to the same rules that Assistive Technology are...which is applications for > $15,000 expenditure can be made with evidence

2. Participant contributions
➡️ Home modifications fall under the independence category
➡️ 5% contribution for full pension
➡️ 5-50% contribution for part pension
➡️ 50% contribution for self funded retiree

We believe the impact of these contributions need to be closely monitored as participants and advocacy bodies are already reporting that they are impacting participants ability afford home modifications or forcing them to choose between services.

If you have any questions about home modifications, reach out to us at CT 😊

25/11/2025

...so what contributions apply to allied health services under Support at Home? 🤔

Well, most allied health services fall under the "clinical" category...
..and therefore have no participant contributions

So that means the following of our services have no contributions:
- Allied Health Assistant
- Dietetics
- Exercise Physiology
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Speech Pathology

Massage Therapy however falls under the "independence" category...
..and therefore does have participant contributions

If you have contribution questions, ask your registered provider!

If you have any allied health questions though - ask us! 😊

24/11/2025

...so what is the Support at Home program 🤔

It is the new community aged care program...
..that has merged the Home Care Package and Short Term Restorative Care Programmes 👀

It is a big change

Participants and families have a lot to learn...
..as do registered providers
..and associated providers

If you have any Support at Home questions, feel free to ask or jump on our website to learn more!

...did you know that we partner with residential aged care providers? 🤔..well we do!..with a dedicated team supporting p...
23/11/2025

...did you know that we partner with residential aged care providers? 🤔
..well we do!
..with a dedicated team supporting providers across the Central Coast & Hunter!

They recently had a team training day...
..covering updates across a range of clinical topics!

At CT we are focused on clinical excellence across all of our services...
..and our residential aged care team are amazing!

If you are residential aged care provider looking for allied health services...
..reach out to us!

21/11/2025

....exercises need to be challenging to work

Recently, our founder Scott spoke to a lovely group of older adults about falls prevention

The research is clear on falls...
..you can prevent a LOT of them
..by doing the right types of exercises!

If you need help with falls prevention...
..reach out to us!

Meet Emily 👋 🎶Emily’s an Occupational Therapists who loves the problem-solving side of her role!Finding creative solutio...
21/11/2025

Meet Emily 👋 🎶

Emily’s an Occupational Therapists who loves the problem-solving side of her role!

Finding creative solutions in everything from home modification plans...
..to the right equipment
..to helping clients build skills to be more independent 💪

She’s passionate about finding practical solutions that make a real difference in daily life...
..and she loves collaborating with the CT multidisciplinary team to get the best outcome for clients

When she’s out on the road between visits...
..you’ll find her listening to a pop-country playlist...
..or an audiobook thriller 👻

18/11/2025

Lifting others up 💪 (literally and figuratively)

As our OT Manual Handling Champion, Emily supports both clients and colleagues to move safely and confidently

She delivers manual handling training to aged care and disability organisations and workers

And she helps CT team members out in the community with challenging manual handling assessments and prescriptions

17/11/2025

Our waitlist and allocation system started...
..as a sticky note process 🤭

Back in 2017, the community allied health software market was still emerging

Most software was focused on bricks and mortor clinics
..but we had complex waitlist management, allocation and continuity of support workflows to solve
..so
..we started with sticky notes

And over time this transitioned to a custom workflow in a secure project management system

It now has automation helping support us triage across up to 700 referrals a month at times 👀

Often when designing workflows, businesses complicate the solution

Find a way to do things simply and then choose or design software solutions around that

The best system, is a simple system

Ok, Ok, Ok...let's make this official!!!Say hello to Community Therapy Kids 👋Our amazing paediatric team continues to gr...
17/11/2025

Ok, Ok, Ok...let's make this official!!!

Say hello to Community Therapy Kids 👋

Our amazing paediatric team continues to grow and so...
..we thought it was time to ensure they have their own identity!!!

This let's parents and families know that our paediatric team is a speciality department at CT

That they only support children and LOVE what they do

Our paediatric team see children at home, at day care, preschool, school and even in the community...
..AND they also see people in our clinic at Charlestown now 😊

Check the comments for how to refer for mobile visit and how to book a clinic appointment!

A bunch of legends with a bunch of veggies! 🥕 🥔 🍅Our dietetics team plays a big role in helping people manage and preven...
13/11/2025

A bunch of legends with a bunch of veggies! 🥕 🥔 🍅

Our dietetics team plays a big role in helping people manage and prevent diabetes through practical, evidence-based nutrition support 🍎

This World Diabetes Day, we’re celebrating the power of small, sustainable food choices in improving long-term health 💙

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Newcastle, NSW

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+611300031935

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Community Therapy was founded by experienced aged care Physiotherapist Scott Lynch and has grown to a progressive and innovative team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.

Community Therapy specialises in:


  • partnering with Residential Aged Care Facilities to provide Physiotherapy and Pain Management services

  • partnering with Home Care providers to provide Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services to their clients to help them live at home longer