Table 1 Overview of occupational therapy (OT) in-home intervention
Time | OT intervention with care-recipient | OT intervention with caregiver |
|---|---|---|
Week One | Initial Evaluation, CAMP, FoF, Berg, FIM, MNA, and ACLS | Identify goals with patient and caregiver Identify patient and caregiver abilities Coordinate plans with dementia care manager |
Week Two | Discuss care plan with patient and caregiver Set activity goals | Discuss care plan with patient and caregiverCG Goal: Decrease risk of caregiver injury |
New Task: Identify meaningful activity | ||
Week Four | Review care plan with patient and caregiver | New Task: Train caregiver to safely assist in |
New Tasks: ADL training/Transfer training | activities of daily living and transfer training | |
Week Six | New Tasks: Begin strength training and exercise and | New Tasks: Begin strength training and exercise |
provide safety information | Issue safety information | |
Focus on meaningful activity | Focus on meaningful activity | |
Week Eight | Review ADL and exercise training | Review ADL training, cognitive training, and |
Address cognitive training | exercise programming | |
Time for meaningful activity | New Task: Medication management | |
New Task: Medication management | ||
Week Ten | Review ADL training and exercise programming | Review ADL training and exercise programming |
Address meaningful activity | New Task: Work with caregiver to identify IADL | |
New Task: IADL training | needs | |
Week Twelve | Review ADL training and exercise programming | Review ADL training and exercise programming |
Time for meaningful activity | ||
Address cognitive training | ||
New Task: Identify one way to increase social participation | ||
Week Sixteen | Review ADL training and exercise programming | Review ADL training and exercise programming |
Review IADL training | Review IADL training | |
Review safety information | Review safety information | |
Time for meaningful activity |