Home Health Care
Occupational TherapyIn-home Occupational Therapy (OT) helps to improve physical, sensory, cognitive and social function, allowing patients to recover and get back to doing the things they love. Through specialized activities and adaptive tools, All Care’s occupational therapists help patients to more easily complete household tasks and personal care like bathing and grooming.
What Does an All Care Occupational Therapist Do?
- Evaluate patient to understand their needs, abilities, and goals to create a personalized treatment plan.
- Home evaluations to assess for fall risks and make recommendations to improve safety.
- Recommendations for adaptive equipment, such as shower chairs, grab bars and reachers and training on how to use it for activities of daily living.
- Strategies to enhance a patient’s ability to adhere to their medication regimen.
- Education for patient and family members/caregivers about disease management.
- Exercises and activities to improve specific skills needed to complete activities of daily living.
- Coordination activities to improve self-feeding, grooming, and dressing skills.
- Energy conservation techniques and/or joint protection in home activities.
- Strategies for managing stress, anxiety, and poor vision.
- Practical suggestions for leisure activities, social interaction, meal planning, and different ways to complete tasks.
- Identify ways to compensate for deficits such as low vision or decreased fine motor skills or coordination.
- Communicate regularly with members of the patient’s care team, including nurses, physical therapists, doctors, and other health care professionals to ensure a coordinated approach to patient care.