Over time, I have incorporated more medication or health condition management goals into my plan of care. While being able to administer medication is widely ….
One of the frustrations that I hear from my physical therapy and nursing colleagues regularly is that the clients they are working with are not ….
One of the most important skills for an occupational therapist to have is the ability to grade activities. This is especially important when delivering interventions ….
I work in a skilled nursing facility. While I highly value completing a food preparation task with each client before they discharge home, there are ….
Several months ago, a woman named Barbara was admitted to the facility where I work. Barbara has dementia and her family decided that it was ….
As I wrote a few weeks ago, I think it’s important to work on food preparation with all of my clients who are planning to ….
A few weeks ago, I had a colleague ask me how I came up with functional activities to do with my clients. I told her ….
One of the things I hear a lot from my clients is, “I want to go home.” Sometimes I hear it during therapy sessions. Other ….
Historically, the focus of my practice has been ADLs. I spent most of my time working on ADLs and the rest addressing deficits in performance ….
When I am working with clients who plan to discharge to the community, either alone or with assistance from a caregiver, I try to work ….