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Rehabilitation Therapy and Wound Management: Strategic Partnership in Home Health

Relias

Rehabilitation therapists play an important role in the management of pressure injuries and other wounds in the home. Therapists have a strong foundational knowledge of evidence-based practices in wound care and, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, can provide instrumental support for effective wound care management.

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Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

Community Care

NHS England said teams could include social workers, home care staff and care home staff, as well as district nurses, GPs, occupational therapists, hospital staff and social prescribing link workers whose role is to connect people with community-based activities.

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Staff Development Vital for Adapting to Shifting Rehab Therapy Needs

Relias

Like all healthcare providers, rehabilitation therapists have had to adapt and adjust to the extraordinary challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The very means by which therapists deliver vital rehabilitation services has shifted in ways that appear to be lasting and permeate nearly every facet of care.

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Promoting Patient Engagement in Rehab Therapy: Strategies That Work

Relias

When it comes to rehabilitation therapy, patient commitment and effort are essential to good outcomes. When therapists work collaboratively with their patients to identify their personal goals, patients are motivated to commit to therapy interventions and expend greater effort. Improving Patient Engagement in Rehab Therapy.

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Home Health CoPs Update: New Opportunities for OTs

Relias

There’s a new opportunity for occupational therapists practicing in home health settings. During her presentation, Vance explained the progression of rules allowing therapists to conduct the home health admission visit. Better outcomes can improve a home health agency’s quality measures and star rating.

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Sharp rise in vacancies placing ‘significant stress’ on social care OTs, warns college

Community Care

A sharp rise in vacancy rates for council occupational therapists is putting “significant stress” on remaining practitioners, OT leaders have warned. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) said the figures did not come as a surprise to the profession. As of September 2022, 11.3% a year previously and 7.1%

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BASW warns of ‘dilution of social worker role’ as DHSC plans more assessments by non-qualified staff

Community Care

By contrast, Skills for Care collects data annually on the number of social workers and occupational therapists in post in local authorities, who numbered 17,300 and 3,200, respectively, in September 2022. Digital technology can contribute to this, as can people other than social workers.