Home and Activities of Daily Living

An individual’s ability to perform daily living activities, including personal care, home management, community access, and recreational pursuits, can be significantly impacted by an accident, illness, or other unexpected events. Optimize OT is here to help you regain and maintain these essential skills.

Wheelchair and Seating Assessments

Optimize OT will assess your body measurements, movements and assess what your individual needs are, along with your environment to determine the best fit and type of wheelchair and seating system. Optimize is able to assist with pursuing funding through the SMD program, MPI, NIHB, and other insurance based services.

Equipment Assessment

Optimize OT will assess the equipment needs of a client to ensure safety in the home, workplace or leisure area. Equipment can include recommendations for walkers, cane, wheelchair, bath equipment, and kitchen aids.

Childcare/Dependent Assessment

Optimize OT will assess the client and thier abilities to care for young children or a dependent in the home as they performed prior to an injury. Assessments will take the social situation and medical status into consideration while assessing self-care and home care tasks for those dependents.

Personal Care Assessment

An occupational therapist from Optimize OT will work with clients to understand their personal care needs in the areas of bathing, dressing, toileting, and mobility as well as other aspects of independent living. Following assessment, the OT will provide a report outlining recommendations to support the client in safe and independent functioning.

ADL

Optimize OT will assess the Activities of Daily Living of a client to determine safety, level of independence, and to assist to create a safe, workable environment through equipment, modifications, services, and skill training. Activities of daily living include dressing, feeding, grooming, homemaking, etc.

Hospital Discharge Assessment

Optimize OT will assist with discharge planning from a hospital (local or other). This includes liaising with family, hospital staff and home care services in order to arrange for a safe and timely discharge. This could include arranging for home care services, equipment, and home modifications.

Permanent Impairment Assessment

An occupational therapist from Optimize OT will conduct an objective assessment of an injury, looking at factors such as scarring (size, shape, and pigmentation), range of motion, strength, sensation, and deformity. A report is provided to a third party payer for determination of possible permanent impairment award.

Home Assessments

Optimize OT will assess the home and make recommendations for modifications and equipment for safety in the home including home access, safety equipment in the home such as bathroom equipment, railings, ramp, and other equipment. Optimize can assist with pursuing funding through insurance programs if available.