Home & Daily Living

Big Improvements To Dignity Lifts’ Most Popular Toilet Lift

Dignity Lifts has upgraded its bestselling Deluxe Toilet Lift to create the DL2 with customer-informed improvements that enhance accessibility, usability, and durability.

Home & Daily Living

ATF Medical Names First Adaptive Housing Solutions Director

This role involves working closely with occupational therapists and ATPs to design and implement appropriate home modifications for injured workers.

Home & Daily Living

Legacy Homecare LA is Open and Accepting Clients

Privately owned home care organization Legacy Homecare LA has launched in Southern California, according to an announcement.

Kami Vision Unveils Fall Detect by KamiCare

by Debbie Overman | Nov 8, 2022 | Gait & Balance, Home & Daily Living

Kami Vision announces Fall Detect by KamiCare, an AI fall detection and assistance system available at home.

Robotic System to Assist with Everyday Tasks in Development

by Debbie Overman | Nov 7, 2022 | Home & Daily Living, Spinal Cord Injury

A computer science researcher is developing a robotic system that helps people with spinal cord injuries perform everyday tasks.

FitOn Health Launches Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults

by Debbie Overman | Nov 4, 2022 | Home & Daily Living

This latest program by FitOn Health helps older adults take action to prevent falls and protect the body from natural aging

Broda Celebrates Four Decades of Comfort

by Debbie Overman | Oct 26, 2022 | Company News, Home & Daily Living, Mobility

Broda is encouraging people to join the celebration by sharing their Broda story. Every story submission is an entry to win a new wheelchair.

Working Caregivers Are Being Stretched Thin, Survey Reveals

by Debbie Overman | Oct 25, 2022 | Home & Daily Living, Industry News

More than half of working caregivers would change jobs if it enabled access to a family caregiving coordination benefit, per a recent survey.

Intensive Inpatient COVID-19 Rehab

by Melanie Hamilton-Basich | Oct 20, 2022 | Home & Daily Living

This feature-length article uses case studies to show how patients experiencing severe impairments after hospitalization for the novel coronavirus can greatly benefit from intensive inpatient COVID-19 rehab involving collaboration among PTs, OTs, and SLPs.

U-LINK Project Aims to Aid People in Wheelchairs Impacted by Climate Change

by Debbie Overman | Oct 18, 2022 | Home & Daily Living, Spinal Cord Injury

Severe weather events disproportionately affect people with spinal cord injuries and disabilities. A U-LINK project aims to change that.

Aging in Place Home Modification Strategies Discussion

by Tonya Manning | Oct 13, 2022 | Home & Daily Living, Podcasts

In this podcast episode, Melanie Hamilton-Basich of Rehab Management is joined by two longtime occupational therapists—Kirsten Davin OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS, and Bridget Scheidler EdD, OTR, CAPS—for a lively discussion about aging in place home modification strategies and considerations for occupational therapy clients as well as the education on this subject that’s available to therapists.

Home Modification for Aging in Place

by Melanie Hamilton-Basich | Oct 7, 2022 | Home & Daily Living

In this feature-length Rehab Management article, Kirsten Davin, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS, shares how occupational therapists can help clients evaluate and overcome barriers to safely staying in their homes in old age.