Making the Case for Pediatric Therapy in the Home Environment
Summary
Care in the home also provides the additional benefits of being able to involve the entire family in therapy sessions. This enables therapists to customize treatment to the needs of the patient, and gives teaching opportunities for the family on how that can be practically implemented in their home environment. With adults, occupational therapists often work on activities of daily living, such as preparing meals, dressing, and bathing. With pediatrics, the focus shifts to fine motor tasks, upper extremity coordination, handwriting, keyboarding, sensory-motor integration and feeding, just to name a few. Many of our pediatric patients seen at home are dependent on ventilators and/or tracheostomies that need specialized care and family or caregiver education.
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