Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy

The ADL-enhanced program consists of six home visits delivered by a study occupational therapy staff. The study therapy staff will use the compensatory approach and the restorative approach during the visits to enhance patients' activity engagement. The compensatory approach uses strategies to reduce the activity demand to make every task easier. For example, using the sitting position to perform self-care tasks. The restorative approach uses strategies to increase the demand of the task to increase the patient's functional capacity. For example, carrying a full-load laundry basket versus an empty laundry basket.

Usual home health rehabilitation therapy is prescribed by the home health agency. It often includes occupational therapy and physical therapy delivered in one to three home visits per week for one to two months.