Service Location
Rosebud Community Rehabilitation Service
288 Eastbourne Road
Rosebud VIC 3939
Contact Details
Ph: (03) 5986 3344
Fax: (03) 5981 2267
Monday to Friday: 7.50am – 4.20pm
Referrals
Contact ACCESS
Ph: (03) 9788 1377
Fax: (03) 9787 9954
Referrals may occur from any source, including the family, GP, specialist, the client themselves or other advocates for the client. New patients are encouraged to get a referral letter from their treating GP or other doctor, in order to provide a full medical history.
About the Movement Disorders Program
The Movement Disorders Program provides multidisciplinary inpatient and outpatient assessment and management for clients with movement disorders, including:
- Parkinson’s disease,
- Drug induced Parkinsonism,
- Frontal gait Apraxia,
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy,
- Steele Richardson’s disease,
- Shy Drager Syndrome,
- Multi System Atrophy,
- Cortico-basal ganglionic degeneration.
Services provided:
Inpatient Management
Clients can be admitted as inpatients to the Rosebud Rehabilitation Unit. Key focus of inpatient management program includes:
- Monitoring / changing medications under careful medical supervision.
- Intensive rehabilitation from specialist allied health & nursing staff.
Outpatient Management
Clinics operated at Frankston and Rosebud Community Rehabilitation Centres. Clients have access to specialist medical and allied health assessment and management, from a team including Rehabilitation Specialist / Geriatrician, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, Dietitian, and Social Workers.
Geographic Area Covered
City of Frankston
Mornington Peninsula Shire
Costs
- Outpatient initial assessment is $15
- Subsequent allied health or medical reviews are $10 per visit, capped at $15 per week
- Exercise group is $5 per visit.
