New grad occupational therapist jobs can be TOUGH - especially in a SNF! Learn 6 tips to help you if it is your 1st time working in this setting.
In OT, you will likely work with patients affected by decreased memory from cognitive impairment. Read on for these top aids and strategies
I work for a company that has more than 5 facilities that I serve in my immediate area. At this point, I have become familiar with each of their therapy rooms, activity rooms, etc. If I have a question, I am familiar enough to a handful of staff members, to locate something I need. This ... Read More about My PRN toolkit…for the SNF and Home Health
Occupation based treatment ideas feel like they should come easy, but sometimes we find barriers to getting creative and finding the occupations that are
Working PRN at the SNF on weekends, it can get a little lonely. I much prefer the weekdays of Christmas break and Summer break that I get to work with the entire team! Since I have known them all so long…and they know my ways…I like to leave little silly notes for them like the ... Read More about Play Ball Like an SLP
If you're searching for functional occupational therapy group treatment ideas for your adult rehab patients, check out our favorites here!
Looking for functional, occupation-based standing tolerance activities for your OT practice? Here are 10 of our top favorites.
Despite the new PDPM regulations adding a new level of stress on therapists across the nation, Katie Johnson-Evers and her therapy team at a south Kansas City RehabCare facility wanted to do something special for their residents this year. The therapy staff of nine full time therapists were brainstorming ideas for Fall group therapy when ... Read More about SNF Group Therapy: A “No-Fall Festival”
Need an ADL treatment idea for dressing? Try this theraband dressing technique! Work on the components of dressing when you can't actually do it.
Occupation based treatment ideas feel like they should come easy, but sometimes we find barriers to getting creative and finding the occupations that are
I am always looking for ideas to shake up my OT treatments and try to get creative with activity tolerance activities, because it is just NOT functional or
Occupation-based treatments are crucial for OTs, but we can't always do the real thing. Check out these simulated OT treatments to help!
In room occupational therapy treatment interventions are a necessity when a patient is isolated or you are working with limited supplies.
What is it like to be an occupational therapy practitioner working in a skilled nursing facility (SNF)? We will be digging into a typical day of an OT in SNFs
Through my experience working in a skilled nursing and long term care facility, I have found that patients can greatly benefit from therapy exercises and strategies to improve their breathing coordination as well as expiratory duration and strength. This in turn will positively affect their breath support, swallowing and communication skills. Patients who have are ... Read More about When Communication, Cognition And Swallowing Are Affected By Decreased Breath Support
We cover the importance of meaningful and functional occupational therapy interventions to use with your patients affected by dementia.
Despite the new PDPM regulations adding a new level of stress on therapists across the nation, Katie Johnson-Evers and her therapy team at a south Kansas City RehabCare facility wanted to do something special for their residents this year. The therapy staff of nine full time therapists were brainstorming ideas for Fall group therapy when ... Read More about SNF Group Therapy: A “No-Fall Festival”
Coming up with OT fieldwork in-service ideas can be tough. For a list of 13 ideas for adult rehab fieldwork, we've got you covered here.
Coming up with OT fieldwork in-service ideas can be tough. For a list of 13 ideas for adult rehab fieldwork, we've got you covered here.
Learn how OTPs should be using both a biomechanical frame of reference & occupation based techniques, to help our patients achieve their optimal outcomes.
Occupation-based treatments are crucial for OTs, but we can't always do the real thing. Check out these simulated OT treatments to help!
If you're an OT looking for occupation-based dynamic balance interventions to use with your patients, we've got you covered in this post!
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Occupation based kits are a great way to integrate more real-to-life activities in your occupational therapy departments when it can be a challenge to replicate these tasks.
Learn how OTPs should be using both a biomechanical frame of reference & occupation based techniques, to help our patients achieve their optimal outcomes.
Looking for the best splinting guide? The Orthotic Intervention for the Hand and Upper Extremity: Splinting Principles and Process is it!
Squigz are a fun toy to use in your Occupational Therapy sessions. I share my top 5 favorite ways to use them and have a freebie with 20 more!
Happy OT Month 2016! Four years after initially learning about OT, three years after going through the wildly difficult OT school application process, two years after starting OT school, and just F…
