Posts tagged Occupational Therapy
'There's no occupational beings without the planet': Climate Change and Occupational Therapy

Climate change disproportionately affects those who are already systemically disadvantaged and Canada is warming at twice the global average (three times the global average in the artic).  Although green-houses gases produced by health-care services contribute to global warming, they can also try to mitigate the effects of climate through their purchasing practices, focusing on prevention and wellness and increasing access to virtual services.

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Therapy Assistants Staffing and Patient Outcomes in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Every year, over 1 million Medicare beneficiaries receive nursing and rehabilitation services in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) to help with recovery after a hospital stay. The goal of physical and occupational therapy in SNFs is to help patients regain their functional mobility, discharge back to the community, and avoid being readmitted to the hospital. In SNFs, patients can receive therapy provided by occupational and physical therapists who perform evaluations, treatments, and discharge assessments, or occupational and physical therapy assistants, who are only licensed to provide treatments under therapist supervision.

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