Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy is the application of goal directed activity in the evaluation and prevention, or therapeutic treatment of persons whose ability to function may be impaired by normal aging, illness, injury, or developmental disability.
Treatment goals in Occupational Therapy include functional independence, prevention of disability, and maintenance of wellness.
Therapeutic activities are designed to assist the individual to adapt to their social and physical environment, given functional capacity, through mastery of essential living tasks.
Examples of Occupational Therapy services offered at the Masonic Care Community:
Education and Training in daily living skills such as bathing, dressing, and eating
Therapeutic adaptations, such as assistive equipment and physical environment design
Sensorimotor treatment in strengthening, endurance, range of motion, coordination, balance, and functional mobility |
Compensation for sensory loss.
Therapeutic activity for memory, orientation, and cognitive integration
Prevention and health promotion through energy conservation, body mechanics, and joint protection/preservation |
