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.
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.
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
EDUCATIONAL CREDIT: Upon completion of the course, a certificate of attendance for 3 contact hours of educational activity (3 CEUs or 0.3 CEUs depending on how your Practice Act determines CEUs in your state) will be awarded to registrants upon completion of the seminar. Great Seminars and Books is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in AR, OK, NY, IL, NC, CA, TX, NM, and KY and this course provides 3 contact hours of continuing education. Approved for PTs and PTAs in MD, FL, and OH for 3 contact hours. This course meets the guidelines for approval in TN, CT, ID, IO, KS, ME, MA, NH, NE, SC, SD. This course is accepted for CEUs in: AK, AL, AR, DE, GA, HA, IN, MI, MT, ND, OR, PA, RI, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, WA.
Great Seminars and Books is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 4895. This 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. 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, please give our office a call at 877 794 7328.
3 Contact Hours - $99.00
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Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.