How many times have you had a patient tell you that even though they can't perform a task in therapy, they will be able to do it when they get home? Of course the typical reply to this is how will you accomplish this at home if you can't do it here, but that usually gets no reply. ...

  One grief I face daily is seeing the equipment at many long term care facilities. Most of it is in some state of disrepair all the way to barely useable. Supplies of basic items such as tissues, sanitizers and pens are usually minimal.   Wheelchairs are one of the items I see daily that need repair. Worn seat covers, torn ...

  Just the other day I was talking with one of the nurses I work with, and we got into a discussion of wasted dollars in healthcare. One of the patients was upset because for three days in a row the lab nurse came to draw blood. Another patient was mad because they were being sent out to the hospital for a routine procedure that could have ...

  As I've always said, productivity standards can jeopardize our ethical obligation. Trying to maintain productivity on a consistent basis is a tough task, especially with most employers requiring 85% or better. However, faced with the threat of losing your job can easily tempt us to alter the minutes we ...

  The baby boom generation, those born between 1946 and 1964, started reaching retirement age last January. As you may know, this is the generation born following World War II as the soldiers returned home and began families. For the next 28 years an average of  8,000 boomers will turn 65 daily, and I wonder what impact will that have ...

  I can only think of a few jobs where there is no risk of getting hurt while working. Some jobs definitely have a higher risk than others, but in healthcare we have two issues to worry about.   First is the exposure to all the diseases and germs our patients carry. Yes, universal precautions minimize this risk but the potential ...

  This is a topic I've covered before, but I've always wanted to show the emblem I was given after passing my national exam. It was actually enclosed in the envelope with my passing test results. My certification exam was completed under AOTCB (American Occupational Therapy Certification Board) which used to be a part of AOTA (American ...

Beginning in 2013 recipients of Social Security payments will see their first increase in three years. The increase is a mere 1.7%, or about $21 extra dollars per month for the majority of people.   At the same time the temporary Medicare income tax cut ends, which will raise every workers Medicare payroll tax deduction from 4.2% to 6.2%. ...