PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR EVERYDAY LIFE

Our Occupational Therapists (OTs) will provide Knowledge and Support within your day to day lives so you and/or your family is able to participate in the occupations that you need and want to. OTs define occupations as anything that occupies your time, so anything you do throughout the day or night is considered an occupation. Our OTs will help you identify challenges and help create a way forward to overcome them. This could include facing your fears, increasing self-awareness for self regulation, adapting how a task is done or building the physical abilities all within activities that are meaningful to you. Our OTs are trained to look at your health and wellbeing from a holistic lens as well as looking at the impact of your function is on your daily life.

Occupational Therapists (OTs) can help you navigate life after life changes, health challenges, and injuries.  Together we will find practical ways to help you do more of what matters to you. 

Ways an Occupational Therapist can assist

1. Managing anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges

  • We can work together to reduce overwhelm, identify activities that are most difficult and  explore what makes them challenging, break larger tasks into smaller steps, and work towards establishing a manageable weekly schedule.

2. Returning to work after an illness or injury

  • An OT can complete a functional assessment to determine how your illness or injury impacts your ability to return to work. Once we determine the barriers (ie decreased concentration, fatigue, stress management, pain, mental health challenges), we can work together to develop a graded return to work plan.

3. Recovering from concussion or managing chronic pain

  • An OT can help identify how symptoms affect daily functioning and develop practical strategies to support recovery and participation in the activities that mean the most to you.

4. Adapting to changes in health, function, or independence

  • When life circumstances change, everyday activities can become more challenging. An OT can help you find easier ways to manage everyday activities and explore adaptations that help you to continue to live an independent and meaningful life.

Ways an Occupational Therapist can assist older adults age in place

1. Home Safety Assessment

  • We evaluate your home and suggest practical changes or equipment to enhance safety and promote independence. We will identify risks for falls and will make suggestions to adapt your environment to keep you safe and active.

2. Daily Activity Support

  • We analyze daily routines to identify challenges, offering strategies to help maintain independence for as long as possible.

3. Memory & Cognitive Strategies

  • We analyze daily routines to identify challenges, offering strategies to help maintain independence for as long as possible.

4. Caregiver & Family Support

  • We support families and caregivers as needs evolve, adapting care strategies to fit changing roles.

5. Dementia Education

  • We offer insights about dementia, helping families understand behavioral and cognitive changes that affect daily life.

Additional Ways an Occupational Therapist can assist

In-Home Basic Wheelchair Prescription
Basic Wheelchair is typically the starting point for home and community access in the aging process and post injury. (Recommended 3-4 sessions.)

1) Assessment of needs
2) Joint visit with Medical Supplier of choice
3) Prescription check with medical supplier and justification letter for funding
4) Follow-up at time of delivery

In-home or In-hospital Pre/Post Hospital Planning
If you have a planned surgery or unexpected hospital admission involving an Occupational Therapist with your hospital discharge planning will help to ease the transition home and support the planning process to have equipment and services in place. (Recommended 2-3 sessions.)

1) Assessment of needs and clarification of goals
2) Joint visit with Medical Supplier of choice
3) Follow up re: Education of Equipment to solidify knowledge, techniques and discuss future plans

Accessing Equipment and Home Adaptations
OTs can help you identify equipment and home modifications to improve safety, accessibility, and independence in everyday life. We can also help you explore funding options, such as BC’s Rebate for Accessible Home Adaptations (RAHA) Program, if you meet the program’s eligibility criteria.

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