Workplace RehabilitationHome Assessments & Activities of Daily Living Assessments.
KINNECT is a leading workplace rehabilitation provider. Our experienced Occupational Therapists deliver Home & ADL Assessments that help injured workers recover safely, regain independence at home and make a sustainable return to work.
The short version
A Home Assessment (also called an Activities of Daily Living, or ADL, Assessment) is an in-home visit by a KINNECT Occupational Therapist that reviews how an injured worker is coping with everyday tasks — personal care, household activities and home maintenance. The OT identifies which duties can be safely performed, where modifications, equipment or services would help, and writes a formal report with practical recommendations to support recovery and a sustainable return to work. KINNECT delivers Home & ADL Assessments nationally and accepts referrals from WorkCover QLD, WorkSafe Victoria, Comcare, SIRA and other workers’ compensation schemes.
A recovery-mindset assessment, in the place recovery actually happens.
KINNECT takes a strengths-based approach to workplace rehabilitation — focusing on what the injured worker can (and will be able to) do, not what they can’t. Our consultants conduct comprehensive, compassionate assessments designed to foster confidence and comfort during recovery, with a clear view to getting the worker back to life and work.
Often used in more complex cases, the Home or ADL Assessment analyses an individual’s functional performance in daily activities around the home — including personal and self-care, domestic activities and general home maintenance. The findings shape practical, individualised recommendations the worker, employer and treating team can act on.
- Delivered by tertiary-qualified Occupational Therapists & Injury Management Consultants
- Strengths-based, recovery-focused methodology
- In-home visit — assessment happens where the worker lives
- Formal written report with prioritised, costed recommendations
- Optional service coordination as recovery progresses
When a Home or ADL Assessment is the right next step.
Supporting an injured worker with their Activities of Daily Living helps them stay within their known capabilities and restrictions during the initial recovery period. Better management of the injury at home enables a speedier, safer recovery — and a more sustainable return to work.
Injured workers in early recovery
Workers who need help safely managing personal care, domestic tasks and home maintenance while their injury settles.
Complex or prolonged claims
Cases where home environment, equipment needs or daily-function barriers are slowing return to work.
Insurers & case managers
Workers’ compensation schemes including WorkCover QLD, WorkSafe Victoria, Comcare, SIRA and WorkCover Tasmania.
Treating teams seeking objective input
GPs, surgeons and allied health clinicians wanting an objective view of the worker’s functional capacity at home.
What happens during a Home or ADL Assessment.
Every assessment is delivered by a tertiary-qualified Occupational Therapist and captures the same core information — so recommendations are consistent, defensible and easy to act on.
Experienced OT consultant in-home
A KINNECT Occupational Therapist and Injury Management Specialist visits the worker’s home to conduct the assessment in person.
Functional capacity analysis
Identification of duties and tasks around the home that can be safely performed, plus a clear view of any current limitations.
Modifications, equipment & adaptions
Practical advice on adapting tasks, plus any equipment that would improve safety, independence and comfort.
Tailored education for the worker
One-to-one coaching on different ways to perform specific tasks — to better manage the injury, improve safety and manage fatigue.
Formal written report
A documented report covering current functional capacity, recommended modifications, equipment, services and a plan to implement them.
Optional service coordination
On request, the consultant can coordinate services — monitoring and stepping down support as the worker progresses through recovery.
From referral to report, in days — not weeks.
KINNECT is a client-centred workplace rehabilitation provider concerned with promoting the health and wellbeing of individuals. The purpose of the Home Assessment is to help people with an injury or illness participate in everyday activities around the home — supporting their recovery and return to normal life.
- STEP 01
Referral
Day 0Insurer, case manager, employer or treating clinician refers the worker. We confirm scope, location and any clinical context.
- STEP 02
In-home visit
~2 hoursAn OT visits the worker at home, observes daily tasks, discusses barriers and trials any modifications or equipment.
- STEP 03
Report
Within 24 hoursA formal report is delivered with prioritised recommendations, modifications, equipment, services and an implementation plan.
- STEP 04
Implementation & review
OngoingOn request, we coordinate equipment and services and step down support as the worker progresses through recovery.
Report turnaround: Reports are completed post-assessment and submitted to you typically within 24 hours. Where additional quotes for equipment or services are required, turnaround can take a little longer — we’ll keep you informed.
Small adaptions, meaningful independence.
KINNECT Injury Management Consultants are experienced at providing tailored advice and education to injured workers. They can explain the appropriate recommendations and individualised adaptions for the home, demonstrate alternative ways of doing particular tasks and trial different methods together with the worker.
Not every recommendation is “major”. Often, simple adaptions — a shower chair, adapted cutlery, a different technique — make a real difference to the worker’s comfort and ability to do things independently while they recover.
Improve the worker’s confidence and ability to perform tasks safely around the home.
- Personal & self-care tasks
- Domestic activities (cooking, cleaning, laundry)
- General home maintenance
- Equipment trial & prescription
- Fatigue and energy-management strategies
Trusted across Australia’s major workers’ compensation schemes.
KINNECT delivers Home & ADL Assessments for the major Australian workers’ compensation schemes. Our consultants understand what each scheme expects in the report, how to communicate recommendations to insurers and case managers, and how to keep the worker’s recovery front and centre throughout.
- WorkCover Queensland
- WorkSafe Victoria
- Comcare
- SIRA (NSW)
- WorkCover Tasmania
- Self-insured and national employers
Home & ADL Assessment FAQ.
The questions case managers, employers and treating teams ask most before referring.
What is a Home (ADL) Assessment?
A Home Assessment is an in-home visit by a KINNECT Occupational Therapist that reviews how an injured worker is coping with everyday tasks — personal care, household activities and home maintenance — and recommends practical support to aid recovery and return to work.
What does “ADL” mean?
ADL stands for Activities of Daily Living — the everyday tasks of self-care, domestic activities and home maintenance that an injury can make difficult.
Why is the assessment done at home?
Because that’s where recovery actually happens. Assessing the worker in their own environment gives an accurate picture of how they’re managing and what equipment, modifications or services would genuinely help.
How long does the assessment take?
The in-home assessment usually takes around two hours, with a written report typically returned within 24 hours.
Who conducts it?
A tertiary-qualified Occupational Therapist experienced in injury management.
What’s in the report?
A formal written report with prioritised, costed recommendations — covering which tasks can be safely performed, and where modifications, equipment or support services would assist — that the worker, employer and treating team can act on.
Who can refer for a Home Assessment?
KINNECT delivers Home & ADL Assessments nationally and accepts referrals from workers’ compensation schemes including WorkCover QLD, WorkSafe Victoria, Comcare, SIRA and WorkCover Tasmania, as well as treating teams.
When is a Home Assessment recommended?
Often in more complex or prolonged claims, in early recovery, or where the home environment, equipment needs or daily-function barriers are slowing return to work.
Other Workplace Rehabilitation services we deliver.
Home & ADL Assessments are one piece of a complete workplace rehabilitation program. Build the right mix from the services below.
Workplace Rehabilitation Services
Browse every workplace rehabilitation program KINNECT delivers — from early intervention and FCEs through to vocational rehabilitation and graduated return-to-work plans.
Functional Capacity Evaluations
Standardised FCEs to determine an injured worker’s safe, sustainable work capacity.
Learn moreReturn to Work Plans
Graduated, evidence-based RTW plans agreed between worker, employer and treating team.
Learn moreInitial Needs Assessment
The first-step assessment that scopes the rehabilitation plan and barriers to RTW.
Learn moreWorksite Assessments
Onsite assessment of the role, environment and modifications needed for a safe return to work.
Learn moreIndependent Medical Examination / Fitness for Duty
Impartial specialist assessments of a worker’s capacity to safely perform the inherent role.
Learn more
Help your injured worker get back to life and work.
Talk to our team about a Home or ADL Assessment for your worker. We accept referrals from insurers, case managers, employers and treating clinicians — and we’ll keep you informed from referral through to implementation.