Description
Assess, plan, and deliver occupational therapy in patients’ homes to restore or build skills for daily living, safety, and independence. Evaluate abilities, adapt the home environment, teach ADL/IADL strategies, and modify tasks and routines using therapeutic techniques and assistive technology in coordination with the home health team.
- • Complete timely visit notes and maintain compliant home health documentation.
- • Evaluate patient progress in the home and prepare updates and reports.
- • Perform in-home assessments of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial abilities to set realistic goals.
- • Select and grade home-based activities to build ADL and IADL skills within patient capabilities.
- • Plan, organize, and deliver occupational therapy interventions in patients' homes and community settings.
- • Conduct home safety and fall-risk assessments and recommend environmental modifications.
- • Recommend, order, and train patients on adaptive equipment and durable medical equipment.
- • Coordinate care and goals with nurses, physical and speech therapists, social workers, aides, and physicians.
- • Train patients in energy conservation, safe mobility, transfers, and pain-management strategies.
- • Provide caregiver and home health aide training to support carryover of therapy goals.
- • Fabricate or adjust simple splints and adaptive devices as needed.
- • Develop individualized home programs and monitor adherence between visits.
- • Use cognitive retraining and assistive technology to improve memory, sequencing, and executive skills.
- • Educate patients on health promotion, stress management, and prevention of disability in the home.
- • Prepare, transport, and maintain therapy materials and follow infection-control practices in the home.
- • Assist with return-to-role planning, including community access, driving readiness, or work re-entry when appropriate.
- • Participate in case conferences, discharge planning, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
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O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
