OccupATIONAL THERAPY At The End of life
As an HCPC registered Occupational Therapist (OT) I can provide professional individualised therapy in:
Symptom management. ex: fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, difficulty breathing, restlessness, pain, communication.
Optimising independence through adaptation of daily living activities, pacing and smart goal setting.
Holistic assessment of current and changing functional needs.
Personal care assessment and ongoing support.
Rehabilitation focused sessions (for those not in the active dying phase).
Recommendation for aids, large equipment such as profiling beds and manual handling equipment.
Advice for home adaptations.
Advice on positioning, moving and handling, communication.
Support with filling out disabled facilities grant applications.
Liaising with council, government agencies, charity organisations and care companies.
Sign-posting.
As an occupational therapist (OT), my core skills and knowledge mean I am well placed to drive delivery of high quality person centred end of life care through effective communication and holistic assessment skills. These can be used to elicit the person’s and their loved ones needs and priorities and to help them set realistic goals and prepare for death (and, in the case of loved ones, their life after their loved one has died). As an OT, I am flexible, creative and compassionate, which helps me to anticipate and respond to individuals and their loved ones changing needs and which enables me to use effective team-working skills to facilitate and mediate between individuals, their carers/ loved ones and the rest of the multi-disciplinary team.
"The strength of the human spirit is astonishing. People all think that they have a limit, beyond which they cannot endure. Their capacity to adapt and to reset their limits has been a constant wonder to me over my decades in working with people living with some of the most challenging illnesses imaginable." -Kathryn Mannix
Symptom management. ex: fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, difficulty breathing, restlessness, pain, communication.
Optimising independence through adaptation of daily living activities, pacing and smart goal setting.
Holistic assessment of current and changing functional needs.
Personal care assessment and ongoing support.
Rehabilitation focused sessions (for those not in the active dying phase).
Recommendation for aids, large equipment such as profiling beds and manual handling equipment.
Advice for home adaptations.
Advice on positioning, moving and handling, communication.
Support with filling out disabled facilities grant applications.
Liaising with council, government agencies, charity organisations and care companies.
Sign-posting.
As an occupational therapist (OT), my core skills and knowledge mean I am well placed to drive delivery of high quality person centred end of life care through effective communication and holistic assessment skills. These can be used to elicit the person’s and their loved ones needs and priorities and to help them set realistic goals and prepare for death (and, in the case of loved ones, their life after their loved one has died). As an OT, I am flexible, creative and compassionate, which helps me to anticipate and respond to individuals and their loved ones changing needs and which enables me to use effective team-working skills to facilitate and mediate between individuals, their carers/ loved ones and the rest of the multi-disciplinary team.
"The strength of the human spirit is astonishing. People all think that they have a limit, beyond which they cannot endure. Their capacity to adapt and to reset their limits has been a constant wonder to me over my decades in working with people living with some of the most challenging illnesses imaginable." -Kathryn Mannix