Presenter:
Karen Vance, OTR/L
Home Care and Hospice Consultant
Created by:
Karen Vance, OTR/L
Home Care and Hospice Consultant
Carol Siebert, OTD, OT/L, FAOTA
Founder and President of The Home Remedy, PLLC
Credit: .1 AOTA CEU, 1 Contact Hour, 1.25 NBCOT PDU’s
Description:
As of January 2022, Occupational Therapists can complete a home health start of care for clients receiving home health services. This course will provide you with important information needed during the process of opening a home care case. Topics covered include the initial assessment visit; comprehensive assessment; regulation vs. agency and/or technology requirements; development of the plan of care and medication reconciliation/drug regimen review---in addition to others.
This is the second course in the “Performing a Home Health Start of Care” series. Individuals completing the series including three ‘Essentials’ courses are eligible to receive the AOTA Performing a Home Health Start of Care micro credential and digital badge. Please see the Performing a Home Health Start of Care digital badge page for more information about requirements for obtaining the micro credential.
Learning objectives:
Following completion of this course, the learner will:
1) Describe the components of the Start of Care (SOC) process.
2) Identify the importance of assessing the patient for immediate health and support needs.
3) Explain when a skilled service is needed and not required.
4) Identify three different examples of patients who exhibit considerable and taxing effort.