Palliative care does not mean end of life. Most palliative care teams support clients sometimes for months and years. Conceptualise it more as enabling you to continue to do the things you enjoy but finding alternative ways to do them.

We can home set ups, education for family and carers, as well as organising equipment such as a hospital bed, alternating air mattress, commode chairs, wheelchairs, bed rails etc.

Kezia has worked with palliative clients as young as 9 months to over 90 years old, all with varied disease progression.
Although the primary client group for Staying Independent is young adults with a disability, very few private OTs offer a community based palliative care service, therefore it is important for those who need it know it’s available.