Hi Ron - bit late reply, I know:-) But I would wonder - when she needs supervision for ambulating - thus can't be REALLY independent with toileting - that means she can't be alone for long, right? Seems to me that may easily turn into an occupational problem for the daughter living with her - did she get a say?
To me, it would also be OT to figure out a way for the daughter to have a life besides caregiving. Warmly susanne ---- Original Message ---- From: "Ron Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mary Alice Cafiero" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 4:59 AM Subject: Re: [OTlist] How Would YOU Treat This Patient? > Thanks Chris and Mary Alice for your replies. > > This was my last patient for the week and I elected to > NOT pick her up for OT. The reason is simple; She > stated she was satisfied with her currently occupational > performance (of course, she didn't use those words > <smile>). > > I posted the message because I'm wondering if other > OT's would have picked her up. I guess I'm second > guessing my cut back to PRN and wondering if I should be > LESS selective in the patient's I see. > > I don't know though. I've always said that if a > patient has no identifiable occupational performance > goals then there' no role for OT. And while there may > be exceptions to this approach, I generally try to follow > it. -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
