Home Health Occupational Therapy Explorer

Let's be real. Being creative and staying plugged in to your health care practice is not always easy (or encouraged). Since it's a new decade, let's start with a non-traditional kick-off to a new rhythm with the same intention of bringing you high quality conversation to help you maximize your life and career. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for some unexpected info. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the up-to-date releases and links mentioned in the podcast at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

Catching up isn't always convenient, whether it be on sleep, podcast episodes or documentation. In this episode, we just keep it real and keep you updated. Sign up for customized, tender (and funny?) email releases at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

How often do we take for granted a walk path? Or an accessible path? And how often is this a barrier for your patients? Not anymore with this new invention by a fellow OT named Kelly (and her team). Hear her story and learn how this product can serve surfers and the changed abilities of individuals of all ages as well. Another practical and mind blowing episode. Plus cast your vote at www.ambergrantsforwomen.com/voting/ to help her company win a grant to further the momentum! Sign up for emails to stay in the loop at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Get more info on the home health OT job in Eugene by emailing humanresources@cascadehealth.org.

Going local isn’t just for holiday shopping, it can be for how we support our practice areas and ourselves. Due to extreme fortune, I was invited to do a live podcast from the AZ state conference for OTs. And we dig in. Enjoy! Get the juicy links and updates by signing up at www.homehealthotexplorer.com.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’ve all heard it before. “Self care.” It’s the new buzzword. But not for this episode. OT and life coach, Dan Eisner, cracks this nut in a brand new way and how it relates to US as home health providers. You can even experiment with it before the episode ends. Enjoy. Get all the follow-up deets by signing up at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

When life (or podcast episode topics) get heavy, it’s time for art. And in this case it’s music. Bringing you a trial run of a mini concert aka tiny car concert just for you in your car. Plus, we dig in to what’s helped this Nashville musician with his own transitions. Meet Jake Martini! Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

A bright light. That’s how I’d describe this episode’s guest, Heidi Carpenter. She’s a local (and native) Arizona OT who has found (at least one of her) niches in home health OT. Plus she’s a passionate leader and lover of community and embodying OT. Another potent episode. Plus come join us at the ArizOTa conference Sep 20-21 in Phoenix. Get deeper show notes and funny stories at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

You know how you can meet someone or study their work and it changes your world in an enriching way for the long term? Yeah, me too. That’s what happened when I came upon Karen Vance and her work (Ah hem, game changing CEU/book written with Carol Siebert). She is a long time AOTA member and advocate of home health OT. And now she’s here with us on the podcast to stir the pot of support and inspiration. Let’s. Dig. In! Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

You’ve likely heard it mentioned—PDGM. But what is it and how will it (or will it even) affect your home health practice? Join me for one of the first (but not the last) conversations on this important topic. OT Clarice Miller (AOTA Advocacy and Policy Coordinator for the Home and Community Health Section) joins us to share her passion and advocacy plus tips for transitioning. Sign up for email blips with links mentioned in the podcast: www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

Now that you’ve cracked the nut and have admitted to yourself that you really want to try home health (HH) OT, a next step to consider is looking at companies and types of positions. Start here to get some fuel for clarity. Enjoy! If you dig this this, sign up for the matching email at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

You are not alone in debating or making a transition into home health occupational therapy. Tune in for stories with nuggets to inspire and support your own path. Give yourself a potent start (or reboot) in your career. Welcome to season 2! Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and links mentioned in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

Simple things can create epic results. Hear about three simple things that create epic-ish results in my home health practice PLUS ponder a question as we enter into a 3-week summer break from this podcast. Stay tuned for new interviews and topics when we return in August! Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

The road to driving for many of our clients is complicated AND important.  Driving rehab specialist and OT, Susie Touchinsky with Adaptive Mobility Services, helps me address the overlap of driving issues in clients AND strategies for the home health OT. Find out her do-it-today strategies with the "Three R's" to help with driving retirement and how to use your OT skills to help client's or their family develop new routines where everybody can WIN (even if the keys are hidden and the client is NOT driving anymore). Plus hear about CEU options she offers! Use the code "Monika25." Want to know the new release topics and the links mentioned in these podcasts? Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

35 years it took to bring this Edison Award Winning product to market and it’s ready! This is a genius idea (Of Tom McMullen’s) and is now a reality that can help clients with fine motor and visual impairments (just to name a few). Get this—this invention helps them clip their own finger nails! Listen as Tom and TJ share about the product and the journey of its arrival. Enjoy! Get updates on future podcast releases by signing up at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Thanks for listening!!

Ever joked about the theme among health care workers being how little they care about their own health? I’ll admit it, I have. And today we crack this nut. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

There was a time when I DESPISED addressing cognition in home health. Dead end is how I viewed it. And then everything changed and today’s guest, Mary Platt, had a huge impact on my current fondness for this area in home health. In this episode we bite into cognition (think of it like eating an elephant). Learn how to start serving up OT to address cognition in some game changing ways. Perhaps even learn to start savoring this virtually magical niche for the immense sacredness it holds. Enjoy! Sign up for more info at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com or email episode ideas to Monika@homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

Time to ponder being engaged and strengths-based. Dig it. (And no, we are not talking about putting a ring on it.) However, we are digging in to the meat (pick your protein for the vegans) of meaningful and healthy living. Here are the questions: How often do you...use your...strengths? And how engaged are you with your... life? How would YOU answer this. I dare you to email a response. Monika@homehealthOTexplorer.com. Thanks for listening! Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com.

Home Health (HH) CEUs that call you to practice to the top of your license can be tricky to come by... until now. Today’s episode explores one option well fit for the home health OT. Meet Erik Listou, co-founder of Living In Place Institute and CLIPP training, as he shares about the background, details, vision and value of this training. This may be the training you’ve been waiting for! Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

You think of it as work or a session. But to the patient, the experience with healthcare is intimate and impactful for moving forward through unthinkable happenings. How are we setting up ourselves and our patients for a journey of healing, participation, health and TRUE care? My Mom, now @PaintingMother on instagram or at www.thepaintingmother.com, opens up about her recent experiences and insights on being a patient in the hopes of inspiring a transformation in how we deliver healthcare to those in need. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

It can be easy to take for granted the things that have been most influential. Today’s episode is a shout out, a chance to take count of a blessing, or to be grateful for what’s positively inspired or influenced YOU and your practice. Dig in. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

Grief doesn’t always feel good but that doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Lean in for a snapshot of an experience (and options) for if and when you find yourself riding on or under its wave. Let’s be clinically AND emotionally intelligent. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

Meet Chris Veloon, a (incredible) woman with 30 years of home health OT experience. We met at my first home health gig. She was my first and most influential mentor. Gain invaluable insights and hear her new list of rules that she teaches to the OTs/COTAs she trains in home health plus real life examples of grading home health OT for a patient with a strong mental health issue. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

What’s good about it? What’s not so super great about being a home health OT? Get a glimpse of one OTs view on the pros and cons of being a home health OT. Start getting a bit more clarity. Plus a fun bonus round. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

Get the low down on some of the most eye- and ear-catching happenings at the AOTA 2019 for the OT exploring home health. This is sure to stir the pot of inspiration in at least ONE way.  Resources mentioned include Karen Vance’s Guide to Occupational Therapy Practice, Living In Place Institute, Zappos Adaptive, OT Toolkit, Saebo, Clip Different, CommunOT and more. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

An impromptu podcast with pre-AOTA conference reflections for 2019. Live from the Phoenix airport while in transit to New Orleans, LA for the annual American Occupational Therapy Association conference! This will make for interesting post-conference follow up (and surprises). Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

Ever wonder what a day in the life of a home health OT is like? Find answers in today’s episode! Plus learn some random tips for when or if YOU make the switch. Bonus: Check out the new Spotify playlist made just for home health OTs titled Home Health Occupational Therapy Explorer. Drive safe and keep exploring! Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

Mystery can be amazing but not if it’s stopping you from making a career change into a rewarding area of practice. Begin to demystify what’s involved in a home health occupational therapy practice. (Song mentioned: Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Ray Dalton.) Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!

A welcome to all home health OTs (and those debating the career makeover into home health) AND a shot of inspiration for elevating our practice as OTs (and humans) in a challenging healthcare system. Sign up for customized, tender and funny email releases with the latest updates and matching links to what's talked about in the podcast to help you sift through the chaos of home health at www.homehealthOTexplorer.com. Enjoy!