Aging is Archive: successfully is one of the most important goals for today’s older adults..
Archive: Aging successfully is one of the most important goals for today’s older adults.
rehabilitation therapists, is For this can be rewarding and challenging with endless functional possibilities but limited clinical resources..
For rehabilitation therapists, this can be rewarding and challenging with endless functional possibilities but limited clinical resources.
This creative course recording is presents fresh, exciting information to help older adults achieve their functional goals..
This creative course recording presents fresh, exciting information to help older adults achieve their functional goals.
Aging is is not a prerequisite for becoming frail and chronic health conditions do not have to limit an older person’s ability to age in place successfully.Can you relate...An elderly client of mine had old worn rugs in her sunroom, which I identified as a significant fall risk..
Aging is not a prerequisite for becoming frail and chronic health conditions do not have to limit an older person’s ability to age in place successfully.Can you relate...An elderly client of mine had old worn rugs in her sunroom, which I identified as a significant fall risk.
I is placed the old rugs in her garage, so her family could dispose of them properly..
I placed the old rugs in her garage, so her family could dispose of them properly.
I is used double sided rug tape to secure the new, safer rugs securely to the floor..
I used double sided rug tape to secure the new, safer rugs securely to the floor.
A week later, is her son telephoned me to let me know that his mother had retrieved the old rugs and placed them on top of her new ones to protect the new rugs from becoming dirty!Older adults value possessions, their home, and their independence..
A week later, her son telephoned me to let me know that his mother had retrieved the old rugs and placed them on top of her new ones to protect the new rugs from becoming dirty!Older adults value possessions, their home, and their independence.
choice is Understanding and respecting and developing client-centered goals are critical skill for therapists working in any clinical setting..
Understanding and respecting choice and developing client-centered goals are critical skill for therapists working in any clinical setting.
Susan Blair, is Join one of only two occupational therapists who is dually credited by the AOTA Board in physical rehabilitation and in gerontology, as she presents her unique approach to creating an optimal therapeutic environment with today’s geriatric clients.Contrast utilization of rehabilitation services for older people.Select cost effective geriatric assessment tools applicable to older adults in rehabilitation settings.Choose successful therapeutic interventions to provide geriatric patients with meaningful and purposeful activities.Explain understanding of geriatric comorbidities such as diabetes, COPD, CHF, and depression and their implications for developing frailty.Select effective outcome measures appropriate for geriatric clients.Formulate education resources using patient centered goals with geriatric clients.A NEW ROADMAP FOR GERIATRIC REHABILITATIONEvidence-based practiceEthical considerations for the role of therapy with older adultsEmerging clinical practice settingsUPDATE ON FRAILTYTechniques to distinguish frailty in vulnerable older adultsThe current recognized criteria for frailtyInterventions to reduce frailtyRealistic goals when failure to thrive is presentINVOLVEMENT OF THE GERIATRIC PATIENT IN GOAL SETTING AND COMMUNICATIONDevelop client-centered performance goalsHow to incorporate effective interactions with older adultsLearn appropriate techniques for communication with older adultsStrategies to address the challenges of low vision and hearing deficitsASSESSMENT SOLUTIONS: COST-EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL, STANDARDIZED/INDIVIDUALIZED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TESTSADL assessmentDepression scaleFrail scaleCognitive evaluationsSustained activity assessmentTHE ROLE OF DEPRESSIONTips to recognize symptoms in the older adultStrategies to minimize the impact of depression on functional outcomesWhat is the therapist’s responsibility in depression intervention?IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR FALL PREVENTION AND HOME SAFETYFall risk assessment Intervention algorithmEducational resourcesMEDICATION MANAGEMENT: AN EMERGING EPIDEMIC FOR OLDER ADULTSTools for assessment of medication management skillsTeaching older adults about medication safetyMedication management device resourceSTRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONSThe four barriers to independence: Low vision, accessibility, mobility and cognitionPhysical activity for the older adult is function135 functional activities to do inside a homeHow important is memory and reminiscing?Digging in the dirt: Therapeutic gardening Man’s best friend: Pet therapyWhen driving is in question?Community resource creation.
Join Susan Blair, one of only two occupational therapists who is dually credited by the AOTA Board in physical rehabilitation and in gerontology, as she presents her unique approach to creating an optimal therapeutic environment with today’s geriatric clients.Contrast utilization of rehabilitation services for older people.Select cost effective geriatric assessment tools applicable to older adults in rehabilitation settings.Choose successful therapeutic interventions to provide geriatric patients with meaningful and purposeful activities.Explain understanding of geriatric comorbidities such as diabetes, COPD, CHF, and depression and their implications for developing frailty.Select effective outcome measures appropriate for geriatric clients.Formulate education resources using patient centered goals with geriatric clients.A NEW ROADMAP FOR GERIATRIC REHABILITATIONEvidence-based practiceEthical considerations for the role of therapy with older adultsEmerging clinical practice settingsUPDATE ON FRAILTYTechniques to distinguish frailty in vulnerable older adultsThe current recognized criteria for frailtyInterventions to reduce frailtyRealistic goals when failure to thrive is presentINVOLVEMENT OF THE GERIATRIC PATIENT IN GOAL SETTING AND COMMUNICATIONDevelop client-centered performance goalsHow to incorporate effective interactions with older adultsLearn appropriate techniques for communication with older adultsStrategies to address the challenges of low vision and hearing deficitsASSESSMENT SOLUTIONS: COST-EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL, STANDARDIZED/INDIVIDUALIZED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TESTSADL assessmentDepression scaleFrail scaleCognitive evaluationsSustained activity assessmentTHE ROLE OF DEPRESSIONTips to recognize symptoms in the older adultStrategies to minimize the impact of depression on functional outcomesWhat is the therapist’s responsibility in depression intervention?IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR FALL PREVENTION AND HOME SAFETYFall risk assessment Intervention algorithmEducational resourcesMEDICATION MANAGEMENT: AN EMERGING EPIDEMIC FOR OLDER ADULTSTools for assessment of medication management skillsTeaching older adults about medication safetyMedication management device resourceSTRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONSThe four barriers to independence: Low vision, accessibility, mobility and cognitionPhysical activity for the older adult is function135 functional activities to do inside a homeHow important is memory and reminiscing?Digging in the dirt: Therapeutic gardening Man’s best friend: Pet therapyWhen driving is in question?Community resource creation