Yes!!! I love that you are taking a moment to check out this article and explore your unique OT role with driving! When it comes to driving, fitness-to-drive, and even adaptive driving equipment, we OTs have a unique set of skills that can greatly help our patients. Whether you are an OT thinking about driving …
Safe Driving Tips for Transporting Grandchildren
Are you a grandparent lending a hand with transporting grandchildren? As offices across the country start to reopen, many parents return to the office for work, leaving grandparents in charge of childcare. This includes handling everyday tasks such as running errands, doctor appointments, and taking the kids to activities or other events. This also means …
Why you need to talk to your patients about non-covered services.
Why you need to talk to your patients about non-covered services. Listen, as occupational therapists, we have all been there. There is some great resource, program, provider, device that is NOT COVERED and we think…. hmmm… will my patient go for this? Should I even bring it up? Can they afford it? Maybe there is …
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How has the past year changed our need to drive?
How has the past year changed our need to drive? In my opinion, one of the best outcomes from 2020 has been the increased acceptance and opportunity for working from home, ordering necessities online, and having more access to food & leisure right at our fingertips (thank you DoorDash). For my clients with disabilities, this …
OTs Who Address Driving Change Lives!
Hey, there fellow OT Superheros! I am excited to connect with you. Did you realize that OTs who address driving change lives? It’s true! But you don’t have to take my word for it… check this out: When OTs address driving we give more than feedback on readiness for an IADL, we give hope. We …
Driving Post-Stroke with a Left Foot Accelerator
Meet Michael. Michael has returned to driving post-stroke with a left foot accelerator! Please join me in congratulating Michael on passing his adaptive equipment driving test on a very cold and windy Tuesday! Michael is a young, very independent, hard-working father. About a month into the pandemic, he woke up, alone in his home, unable …
