Home modifications

What Home Modifications Can Include

Home modifications are changes to the structure or fixtures of your home that make it safer and easier to live in. Common examples include:

  • Grab rails in the shower, toilet and hallway
  • Step-free showers and bathroom redesigns
  • Ramps and level access to the front or back door
  • Handrails on stairs and outdoor steps
  • Door widening for wheelchair access
  • Kitchen changes, such as lower benches
NDIS categories

Minor and Complex Home Modifications

Minor modificationsNon-structural, lower-risk changes that generally cost less than $25,000 in total, such as rails, small ramps and some bathroom changes
Complex modificationsStructural or custom changes that generally cost more than $25,000, need two itemised quotes and often a building works project manager

All NDIS home modifications need an assessment by an occupational therapist with the right skills and experience. We tell you upfront whether your project is likely to be minor or complex.

The process

Our Home Modification Process

  1. Home assessment: we look at how you move around your home, the tasks you find hard and what could change.
  2. Options: we discuss practical options with you, including equipment that could work instead of building works.
  3. Scope and quotes: we write a clear scope of works so builders can quote accurately.
  4. NDIS report: we prepare the home modification report explaining why the changes are needed and are the best value.
  5. Completion check: once works are finished, we check they meet your needs and the agreed scope.

Renting? Many modifications are still possible in rental homes with the owner's agreement. We can help explain the proposed changes to your landlord or agent.

Service area

Where We Provide Home Modification Assessments

Our occupational therapists visit clients at home across 302 Melbourne suburbs. Regular therapy covers suburbs within about a 30-minute drive of Templestowe Lower, from the north-east and east to the CBD, Clayton and Dandenong. Functional capacity assessments and other assessments are available across all our service areas.

Templestowe LowerDoncasterBox HillHeidelbergElthamKewHawthornRichmondMelbourne CBDPrestonBundooraSouth MorangRingwoodGlen WaverleyClaytonDandenongAll OT service areas →
FAQ

Home Modification Assessment FAQs

Do I need an OT for NDIS home modifications?
Yes. The NDIS requires home modifications to be assessed by an occupational therapist with suitable skills and experience.
What is the difference between minor and complex home modifications?
Minor modifications are non-structural, lower-risk changes that generally cost less than $25,000. Complex modifications are structural or custom and generally cost more than $25,000.
How are home modification assessments funded?
The OT assessment is usually funded from Capacity Building – Improved Daily Living Skills (Category 15). The building works are funded from your Capital – Home Modifications (Category 06) budget.
Can I modify a rental property?
Often, yes, with the owner's permission. We can help explain the changes to your landlord or agent.
Do you have a waitlist?
No. We can book a home assessment as soon as your details and funding are confirmed.