Our focus is to help you live as independently as possible within your own home. Our team will assess your needs, provide advice, equipment, or minor adaptations to support you to live at home. The Community Occupational Therapy Service is available to everyone living in South Ayrshire, no matter their age - from babies to older adults.
Aids and Adaptations for Independent Living
We can give information, aids and adaptations to help people with a physical disability live as independently as possible at home. If you or a member of your family has a disability, we may be able to help you by:
Providing special equipment to help you with daily living
Making changes to your current home
Giving advice about re-housing
Please see Service Details below for further information.
Who can Apply
If you or someone in your family has a disability, you can apply for support. After you apply, our trained staff will visit your home to see what help you might need. Sometimes, we can give you equipment during the visit. Other times, we may need to recommend equipment or changes to your home. If that happens, there may be a wait or another assessment before you get the support.
Service details:
Special Equipment
Depending on what you need, you might only need some equipment to help you stay in your current home. After an assessment, we can offer a wide range of equipment to help you stay independent with everyday tasks, for example equipment to help get in and out of the bath, shower stools, toileting equipment. This equipment is loaned to you for as long as you need it.
Adapting your present home
If special equipment isn't enough to help you live on your own, changes can be made to your home. These changes are permanent and can be small, like adding handrails, or big, like changing the layout of a room.
Minor adaptations
These are simple adaptations, such as adding grabrails beside the bath or shower, or handrails outside your home. Click here to make a request for a handrail.
Major adaptations
These types of changes are more complex and depend on the layout and structure of your home. Examples include swapping a bath for a shower, widening doorways, changing the kitchen layout, or replacing steps with a ramp.
Re-housing
Sometimes, it is not possible to make the changes needed to your current home. If that happens, we are happy to talk with you about other options, including moving to a more suitable home.
Other helpful services:
There are also a number of community services and additional supports available in South Ayrshire and via the NHS. You can visit Connect South Ayrshire to find out more about what's available in your area, and use the information provided below:
If you require information about assessment for mobility or walking aids, please contact your general practitioner or physiotherapy services
If you require information or assessment for commodes or pressure relieving equipment, please contact the district nursing team attached to your GP practice
If you are looking for provision of a wheelchair, please contact your GP practice
If you wish to be assessed for a community alarm, please apply online via the Telecare page
If you require advice or support if you are deaf or are affecting by hearing or sight loss, please contact the Sensory team
If you already have equipment, and require a repair or an uplift, please contact the Stores on 01292 319635
A request for service is known as a referral. We accept referrals from members of the public and from other professionals. We will accept a referral to the service directly from the person who needs it, or from a person acting on their behalf, if the person being referred has given permission to make a referral.
Please use the link below to send a referral. Please include as much detail as you can to help avoid delays. This is not an emergency service, so referrals are handled in the order they come in. There will be a waiting period before the team are able to contact the person being referred.
Many other services are provided by our partners in health and care. Before you make a referral, be sure to read the sections on this page that set out service details as well as other helpful services.
Click Here to make a referral to the Community Occupational Therapy Service
If you can't use the link for any reason, you can call the team on this phone number: 01292 281993. Paper copies of the referral form are also available.
Referrals are prioritised, so you might need to wait before we can do an assessment. If your circumstances change, or if you want to check that we hold the correct information about you, please contact the Community Occupational Therapy team using the details below.
Contact details
Community Occupational Therapy Service
Address: South Ayrshire Council, Overmills Centre, Westwood Avenue, Ayr, KA8 0QZ
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How to make a complaint
If you feel that you would like to make a complaint about our services, visit our complaints page for further information.
