Occupational Therapy at Home in Minnetonka, MN
Provided by Adara Home Health – Buffalo, MN
Occupational therapy at home is treatment from a licensed occupational therapist focused on the practical business of daily life, helping someone dress, bathe, cook, and manage their household safely and independently again.
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Adara Home Health – Buffalo, MN offers occupational therapy at home to families in Minnetonka, MN. Reach out to Lori Seemann, RN, CEO, to discuss scheduling, pricing, and how this service can be tailored to your family's needs.
What's Included
- Retraining for dressing, bathing, grooming, and toileting
- Kitchen and meal preparation skills, including energy conservation techniques
- Recommendations for adaptive equipment such as grab bars, shower seats, and reachers
- Home modifications to make bathrooms and kitchens workable
- Upper body strength, coordination, and fine motor work
- Strategies for managing memory and organization in daily routines
Who It's For
Someone who can move around but is struggling with the tasks of daily life, whether after a stroke, surgery, or a decline in hand function, memory, or vision.
Understanding Occupational Therapy at Home
Physical therapy and occupational therapy are frequently confused. The rough division is that physical therapy works on moving the body, while occupational therapy works on doing the things a person needs and wants to do.
In practice that means an occupational therapist is concerned with whether someone can get themselves dressed, safely take a shower, make a meal, and manage their own medication, and with what would have to change for that to be possible.
A great deal of the value is in equipment and adaptation. A grab bar in the right place, a shower seat, or a different technique for putting on a shirt after a shoulder injury can restore a task that had been given up entirely.
Occupational therapy at home is physician-ordered and delivered under home health care, and like physical therapy it is goal-directed and time-limited rather than ongoing support.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is occupational therapy at home?
Occupational therapy at home is treatment from a licensed occupational therapist focused on the practical business of daily life, helping someone dress, bathe, cook, and manage their household safely and independently again.
How do I get occupational therapy at home in Minnetonka, MN?
Adara Home Health – Buffalo, MN provides occupational therapy at home to families in Minnetonka, MN. Call (763) 682-3005 to talk through your options.
See all of Adara Home Health – Buffalo, MN's occupational therapy at home towns, or read about occupational therapy at home in general on our Occupational Therapy at Home resource page.
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