Occupational Therapy Community Accessibility: Assessment & Evaluation Form
General Considerations
Physical access demands
Universal design
Cognitive requirements and familiarity (e.g., dementia)
Sensory (e.g., low vision, noise level and echo for hard of...
MET Levels & Cardiac Rehab Made Easy for Occupational Therapy
In the process of making a new free NBCOT® Exam prep course for students, I accidentally discovered that the MET levels that the occupational...
DME & A/E (Durable Medical Equipment & Adaptive Equipment)
DME Guide & Tips
Check the weight capacities of equipment.
Although you may feel the urge to 'OT something', do NOT alter DME, as...
Balance Grades for Occupational & Physical Therapy (Normal, Good, Fair, Poor Scale)
Video Explanation, Mneumonic and Demo
https://youtu.be/7ad_OHD-nVg
Balance Grades for Occupational & Physical Therapy (Normal, Good, Fair, Poor Scale)
Static Balance
Normal : Able to maintain steady balance...
Occupational & Physical Therapy Levels of Assistance
Levels of Assistance Table
Note: The following are 'traditional' values for levels of assistance in percentages. This shouldn't be a problem if you are say,...
SOAP Notes Cheat Sheet for Occupational Therapy Documentation
SOAP Notes for Occupational Therapy
S-O-A-P = Subjective Objective Assessment Plan
Documentation takes practice. When writing SOAP notes (which is one way of documentation – there...
In-Home Assessment Occupational Therapy Modifications, Checklist, & Interventions
Reasons for Home Assessment & Concerns
Functional impairment
Difficulty with activities of daily living (ADLs), IADLs
Poor physical health
Need for assistive devices
Postsurgical...
Impact and Role of Stress on Pain and the Patient | Occupational Therapy
Stress can have a small to a significant impact on the patient as well as their pain. The connection between stress and pain is...
Revised Levels of Assistance for Occupational Therapy – CARE Tool Section GG in Acute...
The following apply to the standards of the CARE Tool (Section GG) that replaced the FIM for levels of assistance terminology and their definitions/percentages....
Rule of 8’s (8-minute Rule) – Billing
8 minutes
1 unit
23 minutes
2 units
38 minutes
3 units
53 minutes
4 units
68 minutes
5 units
83 minutes
6 units
Check with your facility for specifics.
Although called the rule of 8's,...
