A house is full of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.” This anonymous quote eloquently denotes the importance of “home”. Growing older is a journey that brings about physical, mental, and emotional challenges. Therapists are uniquely qualified to address each of these areas, when granted the opportunity, and privilege, to assess a client’s home. This course utilizes the Person-Environment-Occupation Model as a framework to evaluate your patient’s physical environment and how they “live” in it. You will be challenged to elevate your skills from simply measuring doorways and thresholds, to taking a wholistic look into the life of your older client. Persons 65 years of age and older are the fastest growing age group in the country. Eighty-nine percent of older Americans want to remain in their home and community for as long as possible (AARP Home Fit Guide). If you are working with older adults who are planning to remain in/return to their home, don’t just do a Home Eval, perform a Functional Home Evaluation. This course will enable you, the clinician, to competently combine evidence-based assessments of your client, and thorough assessment of their domicile, to make personalized recommendations that will empower your older clients to age in place.
Establishing relevance for clinician involvement in Home Evaluation and Modifications –30 Minutes
Assessing your client’s abilities, disabilities, routines, and preferences – 30 Minutes
Assessing your client’s home through a Functional Home Evaluation – 1 hour
Equipment recommendations and resources for acquiring necessary equipment and assistance – 1 hour
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Discuss the importance of providing aging in place options, and available solutions, to an aging population.
- Perform an evidence-based skills assessment and client centered occupational profile.
- Perform a time efficient home assessment that identifies barriers to independence and safety.
- Provide equipment and environmental recommendations.
- Provide recommendations for community resources.
Instructional Methods of this RECORDED WEBINAR
A recorded webinar is a video course that was recorded from a previously given LIVE Webinar. It is delivered over the Internet to your computer. You will be able to see, hear and listen to the course presenter. This type of webinar will utilize previously recoreded instruction, demonstrative videos, power point slides and more. You will not have the opportunity to ask questions during the seminar as it is recorded. A comprehensive handout will be made available to you after you register for the webinar. The written content used in the presentation will also be made available to you for your personal use (Power Point Slides, Reference Materials etc.).
Financial Disclosure: The course speaker is a lecturer for GREAT Seminars. He/she receives payment from GREAT Seminars for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial Disclosure: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.
EDUCATIONAL CREDIT: A certificate of attendance for 3 contact hours of educational activity (3 CEUs or 3.0 CEUs depending on how your Practice Act determines CEUs in your state) will be awarded to registrants upon completion of the Recorded Webinar.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: Great Seminars and Books is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approval # 4895. This distance learning independent and distance learning interactive course is offered at 0.3 CEUs, intermediate educational level, for categories of OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. Effective 10/8/22 to 10/8/27.
PHYSICAL THERAPY:
This course is approved by APTA Arkansas for 3 contact hours. Approval # APTA-AR 2718. No expiration.
This course is approved for PTs and PTAs in California for 3 contact hours by GREAT Seminars and Books, a Continuing Competency Approval Agency of the Physical Therapy Board of California. #GSB00090.
Great Seminars is a licensed Physical Therapy CE Sponsor with the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations, Division of Professional Regulation. License # 216000032. Exp. 9/30/26.
This course is approved by the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board for 3 contact hrs. Cat: Clinical/Type: Online/Home Study Exp. 12/31/26.
This course is approved by the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 0.3 CEUs. CEU Application #859. Exp. 9/8/2026.
Great Seminars is an approved provider of continuing education with the New Mexico Board of Physical Therapy. Exp. 12/31/26.
Great Seminars and Books is approved as a sponsor of continuing education for PTs and PTAs through the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Exp. 8/31/27.
This course is approved by the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision – Physical Therapy Board for 3 contact hours.
This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider 2805011TX & meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. Exp. 5/31/28.
Our courses also meet the guidelines for approval in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Please verify the individual licensing board’s rules regarding allowable hours for recorded/online education.
This course is not approved by ASHA or Board of Certification. Any reference to or mention of state rules or regulations concerning continuing education requirements are true and accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of print. If you have questions, please contact your board or regulating body.
If you do not see your state listed here, please email us at greatseminars@aol.com or give us a call at 877 794 7328.
3 Contact Hours - $99.00
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Educational Level:Intermediate
Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.