Occupational Therapists are responsible for assessing and providing services that help people remain as independent as possible in their own homes.

OTs provide a range of services including:

• Prevention advice the occupational therapy service can provide advice and information on methods of carrying out day to day tasks that may help you retain your independence
• Rehabilitation advice to assist people recovering from illness or injury
• Provision of daily living equipment to help people maintain their independence
• Adaptation of the home environment  for users with a permanent or chronic disability or illness.  This can include putting in a downstairs bathroom in someone's own home, changing the bathroom so that you can have a walk-in / wheel-in shower rather than a bath, putting a ramp or handrail at the fron and back door etc. 

How to get an Occupational Therapy Assessment

Referral to Occupational Therapy services,  is via the County Council's Contact Centre, Cambridgeshire Direct, on

       0845 045 5205.

The Contact Centre will ask you for details about the sort of help you feel you need. If you are eligible for services, arrangements will be made to visit you at home to assess your needs in more detail.

Other OT services

There are separate OT services for:

• Children
• People with mental health problems
• People with learning difficulties