Equipment & Daily Living Aids in Wellesbourne
Home visits in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire
From bath boards to kitchen aids, the right piece of equipment can make a real difference - but only if it actually fits you and your Wellesbourne home. This service brings that assessment to your door, rather than leaving you to guess from an online catalogue.
What to expect in Wellesbourne
- Talking through which everyday tasks feel hardest right now
- Trying relevant equipment in the room it will actually be used in
- Checking sizing, positioning and safe technique - not just handing equipment over
- A written summary of what was recommended, and where to source it
Who this helps
- Anyone struggling with a specific task - bathing, cooking, dressing or getting up from a chair
- People recovering from a hand injury, wrist fracture or hand surgery who need adapted equipment for everyday tasks while function recovers
- People who have bought equipment before that turned out to be the wrong fit
- Those recovering from surgery, illness or a change in strength or mobility
Your Occupational Therapist in Wellesbourne
Your local occupational therapist
Book directly with the qualified occupational therapist covering this area. Services shown are matched to their confirmed scope of practice and local travel area.
Michelle MacKiewicz
Paediatric and Senior Occupational Therapist
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, University of Northampton, July 2020, HCPC OT81105, RCOT Member
Phone: 07786 232 325
Please mention Mobile Occupational Therapist when you call.
Email: shell_vee@hotmail.com
Your local occupational therapist will show you how to use any recommended equipment safely in your own Wellesbourne home before you buy, so you know it genuinely helps before you commit.
From Mountford and Hastings to the streets around central Wellesbourne and out towards Dovehouse Estate, your local occupational therapist comes to you - appointments happen in your own home rather than at a clinic.
Wellesbourne is a picturesque village located near the River Dene, southeast of Warwick. Known for its historic watermill, it provides a scenic blend of rural charm and historical landmarks.
Areas around Wellesbourne covered
- Central Wellesbourne
- Mountford
- Hastings
- Dovehouse Estate
- Newbold Place
- Loxley Close
- Loxley
- Charlecote
- Moreton Morrell
- Walton
- Hampton Lucy
If your own street or part of Wellesbourne isn't listed, please still get in touch – your local occupational therapist may well be able to travel to you.
If you're just outside Wellesbourne, get in touch anyway - your local occupational therapist covers the surrounding area too.
How much does this cost?
Your local occupational therapist confirms their fee before you book - see our prices page for current guide pricing for Equipment & Daily Living Aids and other services.
See PricesFrequently asked questions
Can I get equipment free through the council or the NHS?
Often, yes. Councils and NHS community services provide daily living equipment where their own assessment has identified it as needed, generally at no charge, through a joint community equipment service. The route is an assessment by their team rather than a purchase, and demand means there is normally a wait. Buying privately is quicker, but the item is then yours to maintain and dispose of.
Can I just buy things myself without an assessment?
For simple items, of course - a jar opener or a long-handled shoehorn needs no professional involvement. It is worth pausing over the items where fit determines safety, which broadly means anything you put your weight on. It is also worth knowing that bathing and toileting equipment is often non-returnable once it has been unpacked, on hygiene grounds, so a wrong choice tends to be a permanent one.
Do you sell the equipment you recommend?
No. An occupational therapist assesses and recommends; you obtain the item yourself, or it comes through a council service. That separation is deliberate. A great deal of equipment advice comes from people who sell equipment, and even where it is perfectly good advice it starts from a catalogue rather than from your bathroom.
What should we do with equipment that is no longer needed?
Anything issued by a council or NHS community equipment service should go back to them rather than into a skip, because most of it is cleaned, checked and reissued. Privately bought items can often go to a local reuse or charity scheme if they are in good condition. Passing weight-bearing equipment on informally deserves more thought, since the next person may be a different size and will not know its history.
Who carries out the Equipment & Daily Living Aids visit?
A qualified, HCPC-registered occupational therapist covering Wellesbourne carries out the assessment and any follow-up visits in person, at your home.
How is Equipment & Daily Living Aids priced?
Your occupational therapist confirms their fee for Equipment & Daily Living Aids before you book - see our prices page for current guide pricing.
Will I get anything in writing?
Where relevant, you'll receive a written summary or report of the visit, agreed with you at the outset - particularly for equipment recommendations, adaptations or reports for a third party.
What happens after the first visit?
Your occupational therapist will agree next steps with you directly - this might be a follow-up visit, a set of recommendations to action yourself, or referral on if something falls outside their scope.