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Mater at Home

Bringing personalised healthcare to your home

Mater at Home aims to support you and your family to maintain good health and live well and safely. We work with
you in your own home to:

  • provide prevention-oriented and evidenced based health care, where, when and how it is needed
  • build your confidence in independence and self-management
  • support your skill development, adjustment and transition through life stages and changing health needs.

Our comprehensive services include:

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Psychology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Speech Pathology
  • Social Work
  • Nursing
  • Medicine
  • Podiatry.

Family healthcare at home

Avoid the burden of travel and hassle of parking as our team of clinicians can travel to your home, workplace or other convenient location. Whether you are wanting to kick start a healthy living program, recovering from an injury or surgery, or getting your strength and condition back after being sick, we can send the right clinician to you.

Our team work closely with your family, carers, GPs, hospitals and other community services to provide comprehensive, responsive and high quality care to your family.

Healthy ageing at home

We are passionate about assisting people to maximise their independence and enjoyment of life. Our experienced team can assist you to live well in your own home or experience optimal quality of life within aged care facilities. Our team assesses the home environment for hazards and risks and advises on modifications to enable safe enjoyment of your home.

Our team can then assist you to get the modifications or equipment you need. As your needs change we can work with you to make the changes you need so that you can maintain your independence at home.

Wellbeing and healthy living at home

The Mater at Home team brings the care and commitment of Mater into your home, community or workplace. We are here to support the health and wellbeing of all members of your family by delivering healthy lifestyle programs, education and assistance, where and when you need it.

Our programs

Mater at Home offers evidenced-based, contemporary programs to individuals or groups.
Our programs include, but are not limited to:

  • assessment for and prescription of assistive devices and aides
  • communication and cognitive assessment and intervention
  • dietary assessment and management
  • disability assessment and therapy services
  • falls prevention
  • feeding and swallowing assessment and management
  • functional skills assessment and treatment
  • home modification
  • Hospital in the Home (HITH)
  • hydrotherapy
  • mindfulness
  • mobility assessment and treatment
  • nutrition and well being workshops
  • post-surgical care
  • restorative care and enablement
  • rehabilitation.

Disability 

Mater at Home is a registered NDIS provider of therapy and health and wellbeing services. We specialise in the assessment and management of:

  • major and minor home modifications
  • functional activities of daily living
  • swallowing and feeding disorders
  • diet and nutritional requirements
  • assistive technology and aides.

Contact details

Phone: 07 3163 1760
Fax: 07 3163 1767
Email: materathome@mater.org.au
Website:
www.mater.org.au/health/services/mater-at-home

Office:

Ground Floor, Quarters Building
Mater Health Services, Raymond Terrace
South Brisbane QLD 4101

Telephone Interpreter Service:
13 14 50

Office Hours:
Monday to Friday
7 am to 5:30 pm

The office is closed on weekends and public holidays. An answering machine is available after hours. Limited clinical services are provided on weekends as required.

Mater acknowledges consumer consultation in the development of this patient information.
Mater Doc Num: PI-CLN-420027
Last modified 01/4/2020.
Consumers were consulted in the development of this patient information.
Last consumer engagement date: 07/5/2014
For further translated health information, you can visit healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/ supported by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services that offers a range of patient information in multiple languages.
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