Tag: home assessments
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Why a Checklist Assessment Is Not Enough: The Real Role of OT in Home Modifications
If you work in home modifications, you’ve likely had this experience: you complete a home safety checklist, tick every box, hand the client a list of recommendations—and still walk out the door with a nagging sense that something is off. A week later, you hear that your client fell in the bathroom anyway, or stopped…
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Beyond the One-and-Done: Why Home Modifications Require Ongoing Occupational Therapy Expertise
Prefer to listen to Sue talk about this article? Listen to the podcast episode now! I hear it all the time: “Sue, I’m burned out from traditional therapy. I just want to do home modification assessments—go in, evaluate, make recommendations, and move on to the next client.” I understand the appeal. After years of grinding…