Being able to assess, recommend, trial and setup appropriate AT in people’s bedrooms and loungerooms is a key way that OTs can help people to live as independently and safely as possible.
Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess functional activities in bedrooms and loungerooms, with focus on transfers and bed mobility
- Understand options for AT for use in bedrooms
- Incorporate manual handling principles in use of AT
- To become more confident in assessment and AT selection for creating capable lounge dining areas
- To consider best practice and clinical rationale for lounge dining AT selection
- To improve knowledge and processes around evaluation of interventions
- To understand the features of power lift recliner chairs as matched to function