Capital & Coast Rehab

Who are we?

Capital Coast Rehab is a specialised Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation (AT&R) service covering Wellington and the Kapiti Coast. We provide treatment both in the Community and on two inpatient wards.

What do we do?

We work in partnership with people to maximise abilities and optimise lifestyles following illness surgery or injury from an accident.

We provide individual Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation programmes for people aged 16 years and over who live in our region and have disabilities arising from...

Stroke
Complex musculoskeletal and orthopaedic injury and illness including amputations
Complex age related illness and disease that would benefit from multidisciplinary Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation
Neurological illness
Traumatic brain injury
...and who have been assessed by members of the team as having reasonable potential for functional improvement within a specified time frame.

What is rehabilitation?

Rehabilitation is restoring and relearning lost abilities or finding new ways of doing everyday activities to maximise ones lifestyle.

Successful rehabilitation is a partnership between the client and health professionals involved, and is very different from being ‘treated’ in hospital or at home. In all areas of our service, highly trained nursing, therapy, medical and technical staff work closely with clients, families/whanau and friends, to design and implement individualised rehabilitation programmes.

All clients are encouraged to do as much for themselves as they can safely do.

Who can refer to Capital Coast Rehab?

Referrals are accepted from a range of sources, including:
General Practitioners and other primary health care providers
Inpatient and outpatient services at Capital Coast Health other District Health Boards
Any health professional
Capital Support (Needs Assessment and Service Coordination Agencies)
Community Support Organisations
Family/whanau and self referrals

We encourage referrals from individuals, family members and community support organisation’s following consultation with or in conjunction with the individual’s General Practitioner. For people over the age of 65, referrals should be made via the care coordination centre otherwise, to send a referral, please use the contact details available in the Contact Us section.

What about family and friends?

Capital Coast Rehab recognises the important role that family/whanau and friends play in the rehabilitation process.

Family and friends will be invited to participate in therapy sessions as appropriate and agreed with the client. As required, family meetings will occur to encourage participation in the rehabilitation process and ensure good communication between the client, team members and family/whanau