A holistic approach to continence promotion attempts to ensure the client gets the best possible service, advice and support, so they can meet their goals to improve their health and well-being.
Our service helps adults and children who:
- Go to the toilet frequently
- Go to the toilet too late
- Get up more than twice a night
- Those who wet the bed
- Care for a relative or friend who is incontinent
- Leak when they cough or sneeze
- Experience constipation or faecal urgency or soiling
- Might have a prolapse (bladder or bowel)
- Need assessment for funding
Cost
Please contact us to discuss.
The service provides
- Confidential advice
- Comprehensive assessment
- Individual management plans
- Bladder/Bowel management
- Pelvic floor muscle advice
- Catheter education/management
- Intermittent Self Catheterisation
- Advice on use of continence aids and appliances
- Assistance with applications of funding
- Advice and education
- Carer advice and assistance
- Education and talks for staff involved in the care of residential/age care clients with incontinence
- Bed wetting to toilet training
- Skin care
Referral
Individuals can self-refer or can be referred by a health professional, carer or family member.