In Home Allied Health Services | Mobile Physio, OT, Speech & EP | Physio Inq

What Is In-Home Allied Health?

In-home allied health means physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and exercise physiology delivered in your home, rather than at a clinic. Your therapist travels to you, bringing everything needed for the session. There is no travel on your part, no waiting rooms, and no need to fit appointments around clinic hours.

At Physio Inq, in-home delivery is our primary model of care. It reflects a fundamental belief: that therapy is most effective when it takes place in the environment where a person actually lives, moves and functions. An occupational therapist assessing your home can give you far more relevant recommendations than one working from a clinical space. A physiotherapist helping you navigate your own hallway or bathroom is working on goals that matter to your daily life. A speech pathologist observing your child at the kitchen table understands your family routines in a way no clinic visit could replicate.

Who benefits most from in-home allied health:

  • NDIS participants with physical, neurological or developmental disability
  • Older Australians accessing Support at Home, Home Care Package or CHSP funding
  • Children receiving paediatric therapy for developmental conditions
  • Adults recovering from stroke, brain injury or surgery
  • People managing chronic conditions, fatigue or complex health needs
  • Clients in regional or rural areas where local clinic options are limited
  • Families and carers who cannot easily manage the logistics of clinic attendance

Ready to Make a Referral?

Complete the form to make a referral below and we'll take care of the rest. Our Client Services team will be in touch within 48 hours.

Why In-Home Allied Health?

Accessing quality allied health care should not depend on whether a person can get to a clinic. For many Australians; including those living with disability, managing complex health conditions, or caring for a family member, clinic attendance creates real and significant barriers to consistent care. In-home delivery removes those barriers entirely.

Travel to a clinic

Travel to a clinic

Your therapist comes to you. No driving, parking or public transport required.
Clinic waiting rooms

Clinic waiting rooms

Sessions begin at the scheduled time in your own home. No waiting, no shared spaces.
Mobility or fatigue

Mobility or fatigue

Clients with significant mobility limitations or fatigue don’t need to expend energy travelling before their session begins.
Complex care needs

Complex care needs

In-home therapy allows therapists to assess and work within the real environment, rather than a clinical space that doesn’t reflect daily life.
Caring responsibilities

Caring responsibilities

Parents, carers and people managing multiple responsibilities don’t need to arrange transport or schedule around clinic hours.
Geographic isolation

Geographic isolation

Our national therapist network and telehealth backup ensures coverage in regional and rural areas where local clinics may not exist.

Beyond removing barriers, in-home delivery offers a clinical advantage that is often overlooked: assessment and therapy conducted in the real environment produces more accurate findings and more practically relevant outcomes than the same services delivered in a clinical setting.

How In-Home Allied Health Works

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Make a referral or booking
Call 1300 731 733 or submit our online referral form. The process takes less than five minutes.

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We confirm within 48 hours
Our team responds the same business day and confirms an appointment with a therapist near you.

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Your therapist comes to you
Your clinician travels to your home with everything needed for the session. No travel, no waiting rooms.

Our national customer service team coordinates everything from first contact through to appointment confirmation. You do not need to search for a local therapist, compare providers or manage multiple contacts. One call or referral form connects you to our entire network.

Our In-Home Allied Health Services

Physio Inq provides four allied health disciplines in-home, each with sub-services for different conditions, ages and support needs.

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Physiotherapy
Mobile physio for NDIS, aged care, paediatrics, neurological conditions and women’s health; delivered at home across Australia.
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Occupational Therapy
In-home OT for daily living assessment, home modifications, assistive technology, NDIS and aged care.
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Speech Pathology
Mobile speech pathology for children, adults and older Australians; including swallowing assessment, language therapy and AAC.
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Exercise Physiology
In-home exercise physiology for chronic disease, NDIS, aged care and diabetes management.

Each discipline page provides detailed information on services, conditions, NDIS funding and how to make a referral. Select a discipline above to explore the full range of in-home services available.

Who We Support

Physio Inq’s in-home allied health services are available to people across all ages, life stages and support needs. Our clinical team has experience across each of the following populations.

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NDIS Participants

Registered NDIS provider. In-home allied health aligned to participant goals, with full reporting for support coordinators and plan managers.

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Children and Young People

Paediatric physiotherapy, OT and speech pathology at home and school; supporting development, disability and NDIS goals.

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Older Australians

In-home allied health through Support at Home, Home Care Package and CHSP funding; supporting independence, strength and safety.

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Neurological Conditions

In-home physio, OT and speech pathology for stroke, Parkinson’s, MS, cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury.

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Chronic Conditions

Exercise physiology and physiotherapy at home for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and complex health management.

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Women’s Health

Pelvic floor, postnatal and antenatal physiotherapy delivered at home with complete privacy and clinical professionalism.

Not sure which service is right for your situation? Call 1300 731 733 and our team will help identify the most appropriate in-home allied health support.

Why In-Home Therapy Is Often the Better Clinical Choice

There is a common assumption that clinic-based care is the gold standard and in-home care is a convenience service for those who cannot attend. The evidence does not support this assumption.

For a range of allied health goals, delivering therapy in the home environment produces better outcomes than the same therapy delivered in a clinical setting. Here is why:

  • Therapy At Home Equa Therapy that takes place in the environment where a person actually functions has stronger ecological validity; meaning the skills, strategies and recommendations developed during sessions are immediately applicable to real life. An OT prescribing bathroom modifications after assessing the actual bathroom produces more accurate and relevant recommendations than one working from a diagram. A physiotherapist observing how a person moves around their actual home identifies real hazards that a clinical assessment would miss.
  • Generalisation of skills Skills practised in a clinical environment often do not generalise automatically to the home. A child who demonstrates a communication strategy in a clinic room may not apply it at the dinner table. An older adult who performs well on a balance test in a clinic may still struggle on their own front step. In-home therapy removes the generalisation gap by practising skills directly where they need to be applied.
  • Reduced cognitive and physical load For clients managing neurological conditions, fatigue, chronic pain or complex disability, the energy cost of travelling to a clinic and managing an unfamiliar environment can significantly reduce their capacity to engage with therapy. In-home sessions begin from a position of comfort and familiarity, allowing clients to direct their available energy toward therapy goals rather than managing the demands of getting there.
  • Family and carer integration In-home therapy enables family members and carers to observe sessions, learn strategies directly, and ask questions in context. This integration significantly improves carry-over of therapy goals between sessions; which is one of the

Where We Provide In-Home Allied Health

Physio Inq’s in-home allied health network operates across Australia, with therapists available in metropolitan, regional and rural areas. Our national customer service team coordinates coverage and matches clients with the nearest available qualified clinician.

Ready to Get Started

Make a Referral 1300 731 733

Frequently Asked Questions

In-home allied health means physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology or exercise physiology delivered in your home by a qualified clinician. Your therapist travels to you, bringing everything needed for the session. There is no travel on your part, no waiting room and no clinic to attend.

For many goals, in-home allied health produces better outcomes than clinic-based care. Therapy conducted in the real environment: your home, your bathroom, your kitchen; is more accurately targeted to your daily life than therapy in a clinical space. It also removes the energy cost of travel for clients managing fatigue, disability or complex health conditions.

Physio Inq provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and exercise physiology in-home. Each discipline has sub-services for specific conditions, ages and support needs. Visit the individual discipline pages to explore what is available.

Yes. Physio Inq is a registered NDIS provider. In-home allied health is primarily funded under Capacity Building Improved Daily Living (Category 07). We support self-managed, plan-managed and agency-managed participants and provide all required reporting for support coordinators and plan managers.

Yes. Allied health services are approved under the Support at Home program (formerly Home Care Package). Our team works directly with your provider or case manager to ensure services align with your approved care plan and funding.

Yes. Physio Inq’s in-home network operates across metropolitan, regional and rural areas in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Where in-person coverage is not yet available in a specific location, telehealth allied health is available nationally. Call 1300 731 733 to confirm availability in your area.

Our team responds the same business day to all referrals and booking requests. In most cases, an appointment is confirmed within 48 hours.

In most cases, you do not need a GP referral. However, certain funding pathways; such as Medicare Chronic Disease Management plans, do require a GP referral. Contact our team and we will advise on what is needed for your specific situation and funding arrangement.within 48 hours.