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Occupational Therapy

In-home care has become a popular alternative to receiving care in a nursing home or assisted living facility so that seniors and adults with disabilities can live in their own homes.

However, one common limitation that many seniors and adults with disabilities experience is the inability to complete daily tasks.  While home caregivers can take care of many daily tasks for their clients with physical or cognitive limitations, it still benefits them to be able to do daily activities themselves.

If you have a loved one that has difficulty with activities of daily living (ADL) due to a physical or mental impairment, they could benefit from occupational therapy services.

Assisting Hands Home Care provides occupational therapy for senior citizens in Fort Myers, FL.

Our occupational therapists are licensed and accredited to help those dealing with physical or mental impairments improve their ability to perform daily tasks on their own.

Occupational therapy can help your loved ones regain their independence and confidence.

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There are many people that are confused about how occupational therapy is different from physical therapy.

The main difference is that occupational therapy aims to improve the patient’s ability to handle daily activities, or occupations, while physical therapy helps the patient regain strength and mobility.

Occupational therapists evaluate what the patient is having trouble with and makes recommendations that may help the patient better handle their daily activities on their own.

An example of this would be a recommendation to install grab bars in the bathtub to help those with limited mobility get in and out of the bathtub so they can bathe themselves.

Home Occupational Therapy from Assisting Hands Home Care

When you call Assisting Hands Home Care for occupational therapy, our therapist will come to the home of your loved one to evaluate which daily activities they are having trouble performing themselves.

The therapist will then assess the condition of your loved one and make recommendations that will help them complete daily activities themselves more easily.  Our occupational therapist may offer recommendations like the following:

  • How to conserve energy and ease joint pressure for those with arthritis
  • Stretching exercises and the use of special tools to help those with limited mobility
  • Help a person with an amputation learn how to take their prosthetic on and off
  • Help a person with impaired vision adapt their home to reduce glare and other factors that may interrupt their vision
  • Help a person suffering from memory loss organize their home with labels so they can find things more easily

Occupational Therapy for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients

Those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease have a difficult time with daily activities due to memory loss and cognitive impairment.

Our occupational therapists can help adults and seniors with memory loss better handle daily activities on their own through behavioral intervention.

As the patient reaches the later stages of memory loss, the occupational therapist will help simplify daily activities and use sensory stimulation to improve their quality of life.

Our occupational therapists may do the following to help those in the early stages of memory loss:

  • Evaluate the home for safety and make adjustments so the home is safer
  • Encourage your loved one to continue to perform their remaining skills to maintain some independence
  • Help them get social and emotional assistance from support groups and caregivers

For those in the advanced stages of memory loss, our occupational therapists will provide the following:

  • Assessment of the falling risk of your loved one
  • Assessment and adjustment of the positions of the furniture including the bed, sofa, and chairs
  • Recommendation of stretching programs to help reduce physical pain

There are several options available for you to pay for occupational therapy services from Assisting Hands Home Care.  We accept private pay as well as the following types of insurance; Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna commercial insurances, and Carecentrix.

If you believe that your loved ones in Fort Myers, FL could benefit from the services of an occupational therapist, contact Assisting Hands Home Care.

Our occupational therapists will assess your loved one’s condition and difficulties to create solutions that will help them perform more of their daily activities themselves.

Contact Us

You can reach us at (239) 221-6326 to schedule a free consultation for our occupational therapy services.


Reviews:


Review by Tom Hungelmann
Home Care Services
Rating 5 5 Star Moving Rating
“ It is a blessing to hear my mother say that her caregivers are very sweet ladies. We just started with the in home assistance; it has been a good experience from the interview process to the caregivers Thank you Assisting Hands”

Review by Jan Clark
Home Care Services
Rating 5 5 Star Moving Rating
“I just want to take a moment to describe my experience with Rhonda George from Assisting Hands. She has been dispensing my Mom’s medications for her twice a day for several months. As my mother’s daughter I have seen firsthand her care, compassion, and professional manor. As a result of her attention regarding my mother’s medications, I had also requested she be the caretaker that gives my Mom a shower twice weekly. My Mom can be difficult and uncooperative. But Rhonda has a way of respectfully guiding my Mom into showering even when my Mom tries to deflect her hygiene schedule. She is mature, funny, kind and a godsend to me and my Mom. But yesterday Rhonda went from caregiver to lifesaver. She came in to give my mother her meds. My mom was too weak to open the door so she summoned security to open the door. She found my mom in a pool of blood by her head. She immediately called 911 and EMS came to my mother’s room. I arrived just as EMS was entering the room. Rhonda was cool, collected, professional, and tried to keep both my mom and myself calm and not freak out from the terrifying scene. EMS transported my mom to Cape Coral Hospital where she was given three staples to close the wound. Rhonda George is someone who loves her work and it shows. Thank you Assisting Hands for providing priceless service and compassion during this very difficult time in my family’s life.”
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